LATIN AMERICA
EUROPE
Russia Launches New Strikes On Ukraine’s Power Grid Killing Six
Russia unleashed yet another wave of massive drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, crippling the country’s power grid and leaving millions facing electricity restrictions as temperatures begin to plunge. Ukrainian officials described the assault as part of Moscow’s systematic campaign of “energy terror”, aimed at breaking civilian morale ...
Latvia Withdraws From Istanbul Convention After Heated Debate
In a decision that has sparked outrage among human rights advocates and deepened political fault lines within the ruling coalition, the Latvian Parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a landmark Council of Europe treaty designed to protect women from domestic and gender-based violence. The vote followed a 13-hour ...
Dutch Centrists Surge As Geert Wilders Faces Coalition Block
The Netherlands awoke on Thursday to a political cliffhanger after a knife-edge general election that left Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (PVV) neck and neck with the liberal-progressive D66, but with the populist firebrand facing near-total isolation in coalition talks. With 99.7% of ballots counted, both parties were projected to win 26 seats each in the 150-member ...
ASIA PACIFIC
Typhoon Uwan Strengthens Near PAR As Tino Exits Toward Vietnam
Pakistan Plans Unified Command, Boosting Asim Munir’s Military Power
Pakistan Plans Unified Command, Boosting Asim Munir’s Military Power
The Philippines is bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-Wong), which has intensified rapidly over the Philippine Sea, prompting the state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over parts of Luzon and Visayas. Uwan’s intensification follows the departure of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), which exited the Philippine ...
Pakistan Plans Unified Command, Boosting Asim Munir’s Military Power
Pakistan Plans Unified Command, Boosting Asim Munir’s Military Power
Pakistan Plans Unified Command, Boosting Asim Munir’s Military Power
Months after a bruising four-day confrontation with India under Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is set to constitutionally restructure its armed forces, establishing a powerful unified command system under a new post — the Commander of Defence Forces (CDF). The proposed reform, modeled in part on India’s own Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) structure ...
Bangladesh Approves Death Penalty For Enforced Disappearances
Indonesia Mosque Blasts Leave 50 Injured, Police Probe Explosive Powder
Indonesia Mosque Blasts Leave 50 Injured, Police Probe Explosive Powder
In a move described as “historic and irreversible”, Bangladesh’s interim government has approved a draft ordinance prescribing the death penalty for perpetrators of enforced disappearances, marking one of the most dramatic legal overhauls since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The new law comes amid ongoing trials of Hasina and ...
Indonesia Mosque Blasts Leave 50 Injured, Police Probe Explosive Powder
Indonesia Mosque Blasts Leave 50 Injured, Police Probe Explosive Powder
Indonesia Mosque Blasts Leave 50 Injured, Police Probe Explosive Powder
Indonesian authorities are investigating the twin explosions at a Jakarta mosque that left more than 50 people injured, after police discovered powder traces suspected to be explosive material at the site. The blasts occurred during Friday prayers at a North Jakarta high school mosque, plunging students and worshippers into chaos and raising ...
RUSSIA
Russia Declares “No Choice But War” After Ukraine U-Turn
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
The Kremlin has responded defiantly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden U-turn on Ukraine, insisting that Russia has “no alternative” but to continue its military campaign...
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
In the past week, Russia escalated its confrontational tactics in Europe, pushing tensions with NATO to the brink. Following threats to Finland earlier this month, Moscow violated Estonian and...
NATO allies weigh “drone wall” and rapid tech innovation
Russian airspace violations rattle NATO while Kyiv regains
NATO allies weigh “drone wall” and rapid tech innovation
From the Baltic to the Black Sea, Europe is grappling with the growing menace of Russian drones. The recent incursion of about 20 Russian drones into Poland underscored a glaring vulnerability in...
CHINA MAINLAND
China Commissions Fujian Carrier To Expand Naval Reach
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
Jensen Huang Reports Surging Demand For Blackwell Chips
China has officially commissioned its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, marking a defining moment in Beijing’s bid to transform its navy into a global blue-water force capable of operating far beyond its coastal waters ...
Jensen Huang Reports Surging Demand For Blackwell Chips
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
Jensen Huang Reports Surging Demand For Blackwell Chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced on Saturday that the company is witnessing “very strong demand” for its latest-generation Blackwell chips, which have become the centerpiece of the global AI hardware boom ...
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
China’s export engine sputtered in October 2025, posting its sharpest contraction since February, as Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Chinese goods dealt a heavy blow to trade with the United States — long Beijing’s largest export market ...
US Lawmaker Urges New Global Trade Rules for China’s Rise
US Lawmaker Urges New Global Trade Rules for China’s Rise
China’s Exports Suffer Steepest Fall Since February As Tariffs Bite
In a significant diplomatic overture, a U.S. congressional delegation visiting China this week openly acknowledged the need to renegotiate global economic rules to account for the growing influence of China and other emerging...
China Targets Online Pessimism Amid Economic Slowdown
US Lawmaker Urges New Global Trade Rules for China’s Rise
Xi Jinping Skips UN as Li Qiang Represents China Globally
For years, China’s powerful internet censors have focused on removing political dissent, blocking sensitive historical references, and silencing criticism of the Communist Party leadership. But in a striking new development...
Xi Jinping Skips UN as Li Qiang Represents China Globally
US Lawmaker Urges New Global Trade Rules for China’s Rise
Xi Jinping Skips UN as Li Qiang Represents China Globally
In what many analysts view as a symbolic shift in China’s diplomacy, President Xi Jinping did not personally address the United Nations General Assembly’s 80th anniversary session in New York this week. Instead, Premier Li Qiang...
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Australian PM faces Trump’s demands on Aukus, defence, trade
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump briefly met at a reception for world leaders in New York, confirming a formal sit-down in Washington on October 20.
The encounter came after Albanese was left off Trump’s official schedule for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) week...
Elon Musk’s X Challenges Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter) has formally called for a delay in Australia’s upcoming under-16 social media ban, raising what it described as “serious concerns” about the legality, proportionality, and unintended consequences of the controversial policy.In a submission to a Greens-led inquiry on age...
Andrew Hastie Warns Liberal Party Could ‘Die’ Without Migration Cuts
Senior Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has escalated his push for a harder line on immigration, warning that the Liberal Party “might even die as a political movement” if it fails to commit to curbing net overseas migration. In a strongly worded Instagram post, Hastie declared: “If we don’t act...
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
Israel has intensified its military assault on Gaza City, carrying out a series of deadly air and drone strikes that killed at least 40 Palestinians in a single day, including children and people waiting for food aid. The attacks mark the opening stage of Israel’s controversial plan...
US sanctions ICC judges over Israel cases, escalating tensions
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
The United States has imposed sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors, including senior legal officials from France and Canada, in a move that underscores Washington’s increasingly combative stance toward the Hague-based tribunal...
Israel prepares 130,000 troops for Gaza invasion despite truce
Israeli escalation in Gaza City sparks global alarm and outrage
Israel prepares 130,000 troops for Gaza invasion despite truce
Israel is preparing to mobilize 130,000 soldiers for a major ground offensive in Gaza, in what could become the largest stage of its war since October 2023. The plan, approved by Defence Minister Israel Katz and revealed by the Times of Israel, will roll out in phases...
AFRICA
Britain to Pay $3.9 Million Compensation for Kenya Army Fire Damage Costs
Britain to Pay $3.9 Million Compensation for Kenya Army Fire Damage Costs
Britain to Pay $3.9 Million Compensation for Kenya Army Fire Damage Costs
The British government has agreed to pay nearly $4 million in compensation to thousands of Kenyans affected by a devastating fire caused by its troops during a military training exercise in 2021. The blaze tore through more than 10,000 acres of land in the Lolldaiga Conservancy, leaving behind environmental destruction...
Congo Seeks Death Sentence Against Kabila Over M23 War Crimes
Britain to Pay $3.9 Million Compensation for Kenya Army Fire Damage Costs
Britain to Pay $3.9 Million Compensation for Kenya Army Fire Damage Costs
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered uncharted political and judicial territory as its military prosecutor formally demanded the death penalty for former president Joseph Kabila, who stands accused of treason, homicide, torture, and war crimes linked to the M23 rebellion...
Guinea Junta Suspends Opposition Parties Ahead of Referendum Vote
Guinea Junta Suspends Opposition Parties Ahead of Referendum Vote
Guinea Junta Suspends Opposition Parties Ahead of Referendum Vote
The fragile hopes of a democratic transition in Guinea have been dealt another blow. On Saturday, the country’s ruling military government suspended the activities of its three largest opposition parties, including that of ousted former President Alpha Conde, just weeks before a critical constitutional referendum...
Uganda’s US Deportee Deal Sparks Trade Hopes and Rights Fears
Guinea Junta Suspends Opposition Parties Ahead of Referendum Vote
Guinea Junta Suspends Opposition Parties Ahead of Referendum Vote
Uganda has emerged as the latest country to sign a controversial deportation deal with the United States, agreeing to temporarily host third-country nationals expelled under President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown. The agreement, confirmed by Kampala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...