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Indonesia fire hotspots quadruple to 1,104 as haze disrupts 2,458 domestic flights
JAKARTA, Oct 19 — The number of fire hotspots across Indonesia more than quadrupled to 1,104 yesterday with Kalimantan bearing the brunt as prolonged forest and land fires generated smoke and haze, […]
Rubio denies Ukraine intelligence pause, urges Zelensky to focus on ending war
SAMARKAND, Oct 19 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied today that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been suspended and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to “focus” on ending the war with […]
Trump backs Netanyahu ahead of tight Israeli election, warns voters against rivals
JERUSALEM, Oct 19 — US President Donald Trump endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday ahead of Israel’s closely fought parliamentary election on Oct 27, giving the veteran prime minister a boost […]
Myanmar rights commission disqualified from South-east Asian rights forum, loses 2027 chairmanship
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) has been disqualified from the South-east Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF), costing it its turn […]
Trump’s plans for historic Washington golf course face court scrutiny after tree felling
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 — President Donald Trump yesterday unveiled his plans for overhauling a beloved municipal golf course in the US capital, a project already mired in a contentious legal […]
Lula and Bolsonaro face off in first debate as Brazil braces for bitter runoff
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 19 — After a day of energetic rallies by their supporters, Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will […]
Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting to end war as Ukraine strikes Russian energy sites
KYIV, Oct 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys yesterday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump accused his counterpart of not wanting to end the […]
Macron slams ‘unbridled’ violence as nearly 2,400 arrested in France unrest
PARIS, Oct 19 — French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday slammed the “unbridled” violence that erupted in cost-of-living demonstrations across the country, as police battled protesters and looters in new clashes in Paris. […]
The future according to Elon Musk now comes with politics attached
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 — With a sports car that somersaults through the air, Elon Musk is back in the headlines for technological daring — but his plunge into politics and […]
A UN force helped sustain south Lebanon for decades. What happens when it leaves?
IBL AL-SAQI, Oct 19 — From his shop in south Lebanon near the Israeli border, Mark Diab says life in his village will be turned upside down when a decades-long […]