China’s Xi defends multilateralism at APEC after striking deal with Trump | News
Beijing is positioning itself as the defender of free trade as Washington’s tariff hikes disrupt the global economy and Trump skips the economic summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to promote economic globalisation and multilateralism at an…
Radio Free Asia says halting news operations due to Trump admin cuts | Donald Trump News
Announcing the move, staff at the outlet said ‘authoritarian regimes are already celebrating’ its potential demise. Radio Free Asia (RFA) will shut down its news operations on Friday, citing the government-funded news outlet’s dire financial situation caused by funding cuts…
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain truce for another week: Turkiye | Conflict News
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring the Pakistan Taliban, a charge Kabul denies. Published On 30 Oct 202530 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a ceasefire for at…
Hamas hands over two bodies after Israel resumes attacks on Gaza | Hamas News
The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli captives, a day after the fragile Gaza ceasefire was shattered by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the besieged enclave. The office of Israeli…
Can Southeast Asia turn its economic weight into real power? | Business and Economy
As global trade tensions rise, ASEAN faces a challenge: how to benefit from the US and China without picking sides. It is the world’s fifth-largest economy, with a combined gross domestic product of more than $3.6 trillion dollars. The Association…
Trump targeting drug boats has no “impact on flow of drugs” | Al Jazeera
Michael Vigil says US President Donald Trump’s targeting of drug boats isn’t having an effect on high-level traffickers. Former DEA agent Michael Vigil says US President Donald Trump’s targeting of drug boats in the Caribbean does nothing to disrupt high-level…
Washington’s ‘Blob’ is helping whitewash Sudan’s war crimes | Human Rights
Ben Rhodes, a former United States deputy national security adviser under President Barack Obama, famously called Washington’s foreign policy establishment “the Blob” to describe its entrenched ecosystem of think tanks, former officials, journalists and funders that perpetuate a narrow vision…
RFK Jr walks back Trump administration’s claims linking Tylenol and autism | Donald Trump News
Kennedy, a top health official, urges ‘cautious approach’ after Trump baselessly claimed taking Tylenol is linked autism in children. United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has partially walked back his warning that taking Tylenol during…
Israeli military kills two in new Gaza attack despite ‘resuming’ ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s military has carried out another deadly attack in northern Gaza despite claiming to resume the fragile ceasefire, which was already teetering from a wave of deadly bombardment it waged the night before. Israel’s latest aerial attack on Wednesday evening…
Myanmar rebels to withdraw from two towns under new China-brokered truce | Conflict News
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik. Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share An armed rebel group in…