With polls showing Democrats in good position to retake at least one chamber of the US Congress, several Pentagon insiders are reportedly lining up to offer up damaging information about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in hopes that a new Democratic majority will impeach him.
GENEVA, Oct 21 - The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a \"wrecking ball\" causing floods and droughts, UN officials said on Wednesday.
The student allegedly live-streamed the incident using a mobile phone attached to his forehead.
The frontier had been shuttered to trade between Pakistan and Iran for five days.
MUMBAI, Oct 21 - An Indian court on Wednesday ordered the release of two \"cockroach\" movement leaders, local media reported, after they were detained last week for demonstrating at a historic protest venue in violation of a ban.
Oct 21 - Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems.
BEIJING, Oct 21 - China's coast guard said it monitored the Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second Thomas Shoal on Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused Beijing of obstructing its resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea.
BEIJING, Oct 21 - China's coast guard said it monitored the Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second Thomas Shoal on Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused Beijing of obstructing its resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea.
In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” Since then, the full text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela’s oil reserves — has been one of the most sought-after secrets in Washington,
USFK chief warns against rushing wartime operational control transfer amid evolving N. Korean threats, as Seoul pushes to regain control by 2030.
MSCI’s warning triggered a sharp, two-day stock sell-off in Indonesian stocks.
MSCI warned last week it was considering demoting Indonesia's equities to "standalone" market status, triggering a record-breaking market rout.
Yuki Imai from the Hokkaido Shimbun faces accusations of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”.
ANKARA, Oct 21 - Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a lawmaker from the ruling AK Party told Reuters on Wednesday.
Malaysia urges citizens to switch to local navigation apps like TuJu over security fears.
The haze sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis.
The authorities launched the third attempt to lead her out of the canal on the morning of Oct 21.
SAO PAULO, Oct 21 - For right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, his biggest strength is also his greatest weakness: the Bolsonaro family name.
In late September, China and Laos opened a Beijing-funded training and support center and an aviation academy at Ban Keun airport, about 50 kilometers north of Vientiane. China’s Ministry of National Defense says the facility will train Lao Air Force pilots and is “not directed
Tokyo climbed above 30°C by early afternoon on Wednesday (Oct 21), the threshold the Japan Meteorological Agency classifies as a "midsummer day".
The deployment will cover the departure and arrival halls and baggage sorting areas.
The potentially exposed data include the names of officers at 20 prefectural police forces.
Warm, humid air from the south swept across Japan, sending temperatures unusually high for late October.
The Fair Trade Commission cited competition concerns.
In July 1971, Henry Kissinger developed a convenient stomachache in Pakistan, vanished from public view and turned up in Beijing. The secret trip that led to Nixon’s opening to China rested on a simple piece of geometry: in a world of three great powers, the smart move is to
Photographs released by Pyongyang have left the latest death rumours without a credible foundation.
A third attempt has been made to guide the 9ft 10in (3m) shark back to the open sea.
Zofia Canlas, 27, drew criticism over her “lavish” trips abroad and alleged lack of relevant experience.
From January to August, the Malaysia Homestay Experience Programme recorded 7,208 tourist arrivals in Kelantan.
TAIPEI, Oct 21 - Taiwanese prosecutors indicted five people on Wednesday for plotting to run over with a car a comedian whose shows have poked fun at the Chinese government, including President Xi Jinping.
Comedian Huang Yi-hao was hit and injured by a car in September after a Chinese individual paid another man to make sure Huang was seriously injured.
Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.
The chain has come under stiff competition with cheaper local rivals such as Luckin Coffee.
Tensions between North and South Korea have risen since Pyongyang began fortifying its border in April 2024.
PayLah! users will now be able to scan to pay at more than 250,000 participating merchants in Taiwan.
Questions are being raised about the effectiveness of South Korea’s anti-stalking law and its victim-protection system.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recommended the use of TuJu, a domestic mapping app, as an alternative.
The region’s frustration over Indonesia’s fires has become memes, art and community projects.
It came a day after Seoul warned of a “firm” response to further North Korean provocations.
Malaysia’s Registrar of Societies deregistered Perikatan on Oct 20.
The war in Ukraine can be ended permanently on terms that protect Ukraine’s statehood, meet Russia’s security concerns, and lay the foundation for a durable European security order. As another round of negotiations gears up in Norway, I propose a settlement concluded as a
Cooperation would focus on sharing hotspot monitoring data and managing high-risk areas.
Getting enough evidence to identify those responsible for fires remains a major challenge.
Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the recent suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire was “almost certainly” directed by Iran. The allegation has centered attention on how Iran projects power beyond its borders. The case comes at a time of
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand on October 19 with nearly 300 American business leaders, seeking to deepen US commercial ties with Central Asia. Washington’s renewed interest will matter less for how many agreements it produces than for whether American
Starbucks Hong Kong said it would strengthen internal training to prevent similar incidents.
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.
