Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered the Israel Defense Force to “immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the entire” illegally occupied West Bank following a gun battle that reportedly left two Palestinians dead
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, for years allegedly had access to at least two secret foreign bank accounts in Israel and the United Arab Emirates whose deposits totaled roughly $2 billion according to an excerpt, published on Thursday by Vanity Fair,
BEIJING, Oct 23 - China on Friday released a document detailing its official position on \"space governance\" that reaffirms its opposition to the weaponisation of outer space and to a space arms race.
China’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025, and experts have warned that it could decline further.
Beijing sent a message by sanctioning officials from Paraguay and Belize, but both remain loyal to Taipei.
Meghan said in a statement she had prevented her father having contact with her children.
Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist Yuki Imai constitutes what observers describe as a calculated act of “hostage diplomacy”.
Russian hostile activity costs the UK at least £2 billion (US$2.7 billion) annually, according to a recent report by Scottish MP Graeme Downie, who has called on the government to measure what these actions cost Britain. But this figure is just the baseline. In reality, a
XIONGAN, China, Oct 23 - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for stronger governance of the deep sea, polar regions and outer space as he addressed the opening of the country's Global Governance Forum in Xiongan on Friday.
He said Malaysia had yet to receive a full response from Indonesia on the assistance it was prepared to accept.
PARIS, Oct 23 - British and French jets flew together over the Mediterranean in their first joint exercise involving France's airborne nuclear capability, Paris said on Friday, underscoring their cooperation at a time of friction with Russia.
In a cave in South Sulawesi's Maros-Pangkep, an artwork depicting human-like figures interacting with a pig was dated by researchers from Australia's Griffith University to be at least 51,200 years old.
KATHMANDU, Oct 23 - Rescuers recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing since October 15 on a Himalayan peak in northwest Nepal, an official said on Friday.
They had been missing since Oct 15, and were later found on the Gangapurna West peak.
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - Saudi Arabia appears to be expanding its ballistic missile factory to build larger solid-fuel missiles that could fly farther or carry heavier payloads, according to two US researchers who analyzed more than a year of commercial satellite images.
They said that they were unsatisfied with the decision by High Court judge that was delivered on Oct 22.
This will take place in five areas during the special management period from Oct 23 to Nov 1.
Oct 23 - The elite Central Committee of China's ruling Communist Party holds a closed-door meeting in Beijing from Monday to Thursday that will set the political tone ahead of late 2027's once-every-five years party congress, and potentially discuss key personnel moves.
TOKYO – When Chinese stocks lose a South Korea-sized sum in five months, Beijing has a problem. The US$2.4 trillion plunge in market value since May sits between Korea’s $2.25 trillion GDP and Canada’s $2.49 trillion. Many factors could explain Chinese shares entering bear
Indonesian authorities seized the drugs from a foreign vessel in Sumatran waters.
This comes nearly a year after the International Criminal Court ordered Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's arrest.
He urged Waze users not to jeopardise the country’s security for an Israeli app.
Women make up more than 90 per cent of traders at Siti Khadijah Market, one of Kelantan’s best-known attractions.
Prosecutors said they would appeal the ruling, calling the decision “disappointing”.
Iran’s rapid post-strike recovery of its Eagle 44 airbase proves that hardened mountain shelters remain a decisive shield against precision firepower, transforming how inferior air forces survive and deter superior adversaries. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that Iran
Singapore firms can still grow in China by finding niches rather than fighting Chinese rivals head-on.
One person has died after being swept away by waves in Taiwan's Liuqiu island, authorities say.
The comments were made in relation to the US Department of Defense putting US research funding restrictions on dozens of Chinese universities.
TOKYO, Oct 23 - Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in technology systems as organisations scramble to curtail risks from flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet.
MUMBAI, Oct 23 - All 14 Indian nationals on a yacht involved in an incident off Yemen's coast are reported safe, the Indian embassy in Yemen said on Friday.
The GPS coalition won 76 of 82 seats in 2021 and is favoured to retain control.
The dissolution of the Sarawak state assembly follows a series of state elections across Malaysia over the past year, including in Sabah, Johor and Negeri Sembilan, with Melaka set to head to the polls on Nov 14.
Ketamine functions primarily as a fast-acting anaesthetic but is widely abused as an illicit party drug.
The student allegedly created the deepfakes using photos of female students taken without consent.
Perikatan Nasional can now contest next month’s Melaka election under its own name and symbol, after securing a temporary legal reprieve from deregistration.
Indonesia is the world's leading nickel producer, giving it an advantage in developing a local EV battery supply chain and expanding manufacturing.
Jio Platforms', India's largest ever, is being closely watched as a test of investor appetite for large listings at a time when AI-linked stocks are facing increased scrutiny.
LONDON/BUENOS AIRES/COLOMBO, Oct 23 - Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six years on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Only three other markets have faced a double MSCI downgrade from emerging market to “standalone” status since 1997.
An official said the company had agreed to introduce a quarterly profit-sharing bonus system.
Firefighters in Sulawesi battle to save 67,000-year-old art from severe heat and soot.
The party’s current Central Committee will convene in Beijing from Oct 26 to Oct 29.
TAIPEI, Oct 23 - China is combining militia vessels with coast guard ships to expand \"battlefield preparation\" around Taiwan and into the western Pacific, Taiwan's Coast Guard said, warning the operations were also putting pressure on Japan and the Philippines.
The proposal comes after a landmine explosion in the demilitarised zone last month that injured three South Korean soldiers.
SEOUL, Oct 23 - South Korea's defence ministry again proposed on Friday military talks with North Korea in order to agree on the exact location of the land border between the two Koreas and to reduce the risk of accidental clashes.