Singapore topped IQAir’s live ranking with an AQI of 211 as wildfire haze spread across Southeast Asia, worsening air quality regionwide.
Military representatives from every NATO member state visited Kyiv, meeting Ukrainian commanders to discuss battlefield conditions, military priorities and continued Alliance support.
Swiss voters will decide November 29 whether to ease arms-export rules, giving the government more flexibility over weapons sales and re-exports.
The WHO is seeking information about a second reported pneumonia case in Siberia as Russia faces questions and Trump signals talks with Putin.
Tirana’s detained mayor posted an AI-generated video promising free school meals, renewing debate over his leadership and unusual outreach from custody.
South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket carried 15 satellites into orbit, including five microsatellites for a new domestic Earth-observation constellation.
The chemists were honored for discoveries enabling reactions to favor one molecular mirror image, advancing research into pharmaceuticals and other compounds.
Danish intelligence says Russia has shifted toward targeting companies supplying Ukraine, after broader disruption efforts failed to deter Western military support.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged France to rein in its deficit as rising borrowing costs and political turmoil unsettle bond markets
Accounts from inside Iran describe metro searches, nighttime patrols and security preparations, alongside a student sit-in protesting disciplinary suspensions in Tehran.
In an open letter, over 75 retired military leaders disputed genocide allegations against Israel and warned of consequences for future US warfare.
South Korea unveiled a 1,000 trillion-won green transformation strategy, aiming to drive carbon neutrality, sustainable growth, and industrial competitiveness.
France summoned Iran’s ambassador, accusing Tehran of spreading false online content about student protests after Iran called in France’s envoy.
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Maritime security sources counted at least 12 tanker attacks from September 28 to October 5, the highest weekly total since war began
Latvia’s interior minister says intruders disabled an electrical cabinet and stole surveillance cameras before returning across the border into Belarus.
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Sources say Iran sent Hezbollah $200 million last month, with plans to provide initial payments to families displaced by fighting in Lebanon.
The Weston family is in advanced talks to buy Boots from Sycamore Partners, potentially ending plans for a London stock-market listing.
Zelenskyy called the overnight bombardment one of Russia’s most vile attacks, reporting 11 people killed and more than 30 injured.
Citizens of Iran and Tajikistan can travel visa-free by air for short stays, widening access under a bilateral arrangement launched in 2025.
An airstrike on a Ponnagyun IDP camp in Myanmar’s Rakhine State killed at least 6 civilians and injured 10. The attack devastated makeshift shelters, heightening the region's humanitarian crisis.
A mass shooting at a high school homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, left 2 dead and 35 injured. Police and the GBI are investigating the chaos as victims receive treatment.
Severe monsoon flooding in Thailand’s Prachin Buri province has inundated all 7 districts and claimed 9 lives. Over 55,000 households are impacted, with whole areas declared emergency disaster zones.
Two Saudi airports in Jazan and Najran were targeted in drone and missile attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing minor material damage.
An Australian Army soldier died and five others were injured after a vehicle crash during a military training exercise at Mount Bundey in the Northern Territory on Monday.