- Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science Nature
- Japan’s Iron Lady signals a harder edge The Hill
- With Sanae Takaichi, “Japan is back” is back Lowy Institute
- South China Sea NewsWire Partners with UPI Amid Commentary on Japan's New Prime Minister citybuzz -
- Japan’s New Government Boasts High Approval Ratings The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
Drone strike hits funeral in Sudan, killing many mourners
The paramilitary RSF has been blamed for the attack as fighting in the oil-rich Kordofan area intensifies.
Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy – The Bulwark
- Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Bulwark
- US military withdrawing some troops from Eastern Europe CNN
- Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops Politico
- Opinion | A U.S. Troop Exit From Eastern Europe? The Wall Street Journal
- US troop drawdown in Romania signals wider US pivot away from Europe Euronews.com
EU leaders to skip summit in Colombia after Trump sanctions – Financial Times
- EU leaders to skip summit in Colombia after Trump sanctions Financial Times
- EU Runs Scared From Latin America Summit as Trump Pressures Region Bloomberg
- “Colombia will promote a shared agenda on energy, health, trade, and digitalization at the EU-CELAC Summit” thediplomatinspain.com
- Bloomberg: Fears of US backlash keep top EU figures away from Latin America talks Caliber.Az
- IV CELAC-EU Summit: A strategic opportunity to protect and integrate refugees, returnees, migrants and displaced people ReliefWeb
China plans events to boost imports, promises ‘win-win cooperation’ – Reuters
- China plans events to boost imports, promises 'win-win cooperation' Reuters
- China Launches Import Promotions to Address Imbalance Concerns Bloomberg.com
- CIIE provides good potential for global cooperation news.cgtn.com
- China to ‘embrace free markets and free trade’, premier says at CIIE South China Morning Post
- China International Import Expo in Shanghai Reuters Connect
Can Trump legally stop federal funding to New York City if Mamdani wins?
Trump threw his support behind Cuomo and threatened to cut funding to the city if Mamdani won the mayoral election.
Meet the Austrian nuns who fled a care home to break into their old convent – NPR
Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers’ bodies in an avalanche – AP News
- Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers’ bodies in an avalanche AP News
- Foreign climbers and Nepali guides among 7 killed in avalanche on Nepal mountain CNN
- Seven climbers dead after Nepal avalanche BBC
- 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas The New York Times
- Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials The Guardian
Crimes against children in conflict zones surges in 2024: NGO
One in five children live in conflict zones and 520 million exposed to war, a record high.
Will Trump’s support win Cuomo last-minute surge – or could it hurt him?
President Trump endorses Cuomo for New York mayor. But will his support help or hinder the former Democrat's campaign?
Dick Cheney: Former US vice-president who helped lead ‘war on terror’
The Washington insider whose vast experience of American politics was crucial to the presidency of George W Bush and widely seen as the architect of the "war on terror.
What does the New York mayor do?
New Yorkers are electing a new mayor as President Trump threatens to cut federal funds if his pick loses.
China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death
The Bai family is among notorious crime gangs ensnared in a crackdown on scam networks.
China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death – BBC
- China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death BBC
- China sentences 5 to death for building, running criminal gang fraud centers in Myanmar's lawless borderlands CBS News
- Chinese court gives death sentence to Myanmar crime syndicate boss Bai Suocheng South China Morning Post
- The first instance verdict in the Bai family crime syndicate case saw Bai Suocheng and six other main suspects sentenced to death. VOCO News
- Five people involved in northern Myanmar criminal gang sentenced to death by Chinese court Xinhua
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead in Philippines, people trapped on roofs and cars submerged – ABC News
- Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead in Philippines, people trapped on roofs and cars submerged ABC News
- Typhoon Kalmaegi: At least 26 killed in the Philippines as storm wreaks havoc BBC
- Typhoon Kalmaegi kills two people as it batters Philippines Al Jazeera
- The Philippines braces for 20th tropical cyclone this year as Tino looms The Guardian
- Maps: Tracking Typhoon Kalmaegi The New York Times
Could Trump curb voters’ rights before 2026 US midterms?
President Trump seeks to change US voting mechanisms before next year's elections.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
A divisive political figure, the Republican led the Bush administration's 'war on terror' and invasion of Iraq.
U.K. Treasury Chief Says Lowering Inflation Will Be Budget Focus – The Wall Street Journal
- U.K. Treasury Chief Says Lowering Inflation Will Be Budget Focus The Wall Street Journal
- Why does lower productivity mean tax rises are more likely? BBC
- Prospect of breaking 50-year income tax taboo shows scale of Reeves’s challenge The Guardian
- I won’t let Reeves get away with breaking her word again The Telegraph
- Chancellors Scene Setter speech ahead of Budget 2025 GOV.UK
Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it – Nature
- Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it Nature
- Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’ The Guardian
- We Cannot Lose Sight of Phasing Out Fossil Fuels nationalinterest.org
- COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining Climate Home News
- Global: CSOs suggest that COP should focus on the conditions and rules needed for a just energy transition Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police in Mexico – CBS News
- 13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police in Mexico CBS News
- 13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police Yahoo
- Mexico authorities kill 13 in face-off in cartel-plagued state Reuters
- Deadly Clash in Sinaloa: Authorities Strike Back Devdiscourse
- Violence continues unabated in Mexico: security forces gun down 13 gunmen in Sinaloa voz.us