Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female PM
Tokyo [Japan], October 22: Japan's staunchly conservative former interior minister Sanae Takaichi was elected by parliament on Tuesday as the country's first female prime minister.
Four soldiers killed in Al Qaeda attack in southern Yemen
Sanaa [Yemen], October 22: Four soldiers were killed in an attack by Al Qaeda elements targeting government-affiliated forces in southern Yemen on Tuesday, a government...
At least 35 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
Abuja [Nigeria], October 22: A fuel tanker overturned and exploded in Nigeria's northern Niger state on Tuesday, killing at least 35 people, the Federal Road...
Taiwan vows self-defence amid increased China pressure
Beijing [China], October 22: China is more interested in expansionism than solving its own pressing economic and social issues, and Taiwan is determined to defend...
Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire
Moscow [Russia], October 22: A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow's...
Explainer: Britain's Prince Andrew and the sex scandal he cannot shrug off
London [UK], October 22: Britain's Prince Andrew faced renewed scrutiny on Tuesday after the release of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the...
Global polio drive faces 30% funding cut, shifts focus to high-risk areas
Washington [US], Octobr 22: Eradicating polio is still possible despite significant funding cuts to the effort, global health officials said on Tuesday as they outlined...
Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit
Moscow [Russia], October 22: A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow's...
US Navy aims for jet UAVs to fly alongside fighters for aircraft...
Washington [US], October 22: The defense industry calls the jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the Joint Combat Aircraft (CCA), with the expectation that it will...
Obstacles to US-Russia negotiations on Ukraine, EU puts pressure
Washington [US], October 22: European leaders stressed on October 21 that the current front lines in Ukraine must be the starting point for any peace...
Former French President Sarkozy begins prison sentence
Paris [France], October 22: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his home on October 21 to go to La Sante prison in Paris, officially beginning...
Bipartisan tug-of-war, US troops allowed to enter one more city
Washington [US], October 22: While the two parties have yet to find common ground on the budget issue, the US appeals court has ruled to...
Mr. Trump said the US Department of Justice owes money and will...
Washington [US], October 22: US President Donald Trump claims the US Department of Justice owes him hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees related...
Mr. Trump does not want to 'waste time', could the Russia-US summit...
Washington [US], October 22: US media reported late on October 21 that the meeting between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will...
What will the world gold price be like next after the sudden...
Washington [US], October 22: World gold prices on October 21 suddenly fell more than 6%, the deepest one-day drop since 2013, as investors took profits...
North Korea launches ballistic missile for first time in 5 months
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 22: North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on October 22, according to...
Pilot makes emergency landing after mistakenly thinking plane was hijacked
Washington [US], October 22: The pilot made an emergency landing in a mistaken belief that a hijack had occurred, after the communication system with flight...
US - Australia reach breakthrough agreement to deal with China
Washington [US], October 22: After talks at the White House, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump made progress on two important...
German, Austrian presidents appeal for Europe to 'reinvent itself'
Vienna [Austria], October 21: The presidents of Germany and Austria have issued a joint appeal for a more self-confident and militarily stronger Europe.
Hundreds protest in Berlin over Merz remarks on migration
Berlin [Germany], October 21: Hundreds of people joined protests at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Sunday against controversial remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz about urban migration.
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], October 21: Israel's military has launched at least 20 air strikes on southern Gaza as the fragile United States-brokered ceasefire intended to end...
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
Hong Kong, October 21: Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed when a cargo plane skidded off a runway, hit their patrol vehicle and...
Israel targets more Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon
Jerusalem [Israel], October 21: Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year.
Teacher who killed 8-yr-old jailed for life in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], October 21: A South Korean court has sentenced a teacher to life in prison for fatally stabbing an eight-year-old girl, in a...
Much work remains before possible Putin-Trump talks: Kremlin
New York [US], October 21: The Kremlin said on Monday that substantial groundwork was still needed before a planned summit in Budapest between Russian President...
Debate in German government on drone defence measures
Berlin [Germany], October 21: The German government aims to arrive at internal domestic agreements on better control of aerial drones in December, including with the...
Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region should be 'cut up' to end war
Washington [US], October 21: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he thinks Ukraine and Russia should freeze the front line and end the conflict,...