2025 • Oct 26
US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownership
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2025 • Oct 26
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way
Trump has begun a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since taking office in JanuaryDonald Trump has overseen the signing of a ceasefire agreement...
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2025 • Oct 25
Trump says he would be open to meeting Kim Jong-un as he embarks on whirlwind Asia tour
The trip will see him take part in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – but he also raised the prospect of meeting the North Korean leader
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2025 • Oct 24
Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, ...
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2025 • Oct 23
New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions
Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public...
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2025 • Oct 22
Trump administration considering curbs on exports to China made with US software
Plan would include everything from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictions
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2025 • Oct 22
British woman on death row in Bali for drug smuggling to be repatriated
Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been on death row in Indonesia since 2012, after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine in her suitcaseA British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indon...
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2025 • Oct 20
Weather tracker: Eight dead as Tropical Storm Fengshen hits Philippines
Tens of thousands evacuated amid significant damage from intense rainfall and storm surgeEight people have died and 27,000 have been evacuated after Tropical Storm Fengshen hit the Philippin...
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2025 • Oct 20
‘I wanted to do something more meaningful’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine
Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s main geopolitical partnerIn a war that has been characterised by merciless atta...
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2025 • Oct 20
Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident
Richard Marles condemns Chinese military after flares let off ‘very close’ to Australian surveillance aircraft over South China SeaGet our
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2025 • Oct 17
Weather tracker: Japanese islands struck by two successive typhoons
Typhoon Nakri sweeps through Izu Islands off Tokyo, a week after Halong, causing damage and disruptionThe Izu Islands in Japan have endured another powerful blow as Typhoon Nakri swept throu...
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2025 • Oct 17
‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border
Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen has com...
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