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Indonesia fires trigger highest-level regional haze alert as pollution spreads across Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate and […]
Trump’s Russia sanctions reversal deepens rift with Zelensky as Europe rallies behind Kyiv
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington’s ties […]
Japan apologises after erroneous 9.9-magnitude earthquake alert disrupts transport
TOKYO, Oct 17 — Japan’s weather agency withdrew an erroneous alert for a magnitude 9.9 earthquake minutes after issuing it, apologising for the warning that disrupted transport. The Japan […]
‘It wasn’t me’: Trump denies cutting Ukraine’s Starshield access
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — Donald Trump said yesterday he did not request a reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine, after tech billionaire Elon Musk insisted any limits on the SpaceX-operated […]
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia out after just days in role
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — A White House official said Friday that Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was leaving her role after just a few days on the job, following a lackluster […]
Macron calls for calm as France braces for violent protests
PARIS, Oct 17 — President Emmanuel Macron called for calm on the eve of nationwide cost-of-living protests today that authorities fear could lead to a violent escalation of weeks of student […]
North Korea advances AI weapons programme with new precision-guided torpedo
SEOUL, Oct 17 — North Korea has tested a “new-type” precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance, state news agency KCNA reported this morning. […]
Putin claims positive battlefield gains as Russia pushes to capture Donetsk
MOSCOW, Oct 17 — Ukrainian forces controlled only a small part of the eastern Donetsk region and its capture was among Russia’s “main objectives”, President Vladimir Putin told military […]
French navy seizes 8.6 tonnes of drugs in Caribbean and Atlantic operations
PARIS, Oct 17 — The French navy seized about 8.6 tonnes of narcotics, mainly cocaine, during several operations this month in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said yesterday. […]
‘The sound keeps coming back’: children maimed in Ethiopia’s Tigray clashes
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 17 — Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia […]