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Oct 22, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], October 22: Japan's staunchly conservative former interior minister Sanae Takaichi was elected by parliament on Tuesday as the country's first female prime minister.
Four soldiers killed in Al Qaeda attack in southern Yemen
Taiwan vows self-defence amid increased China pressure
Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire
Explainer: Britain's Prince Andrew and the sex scandal he cannot shrug off
Global polio drive faces 30% funding cut, shifts focus to high-risk areas
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Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit
Moscow [Russia], October 22: A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow's...
US Navy aims for jet UAVs to fly alongside fighters for aircraft carriers
Washington [US], October 22: The defense industry calls the jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the Joint Combat Aircraft (CCA), with the expectation that it will...
Obstacles to US-Russia negotiations on Ukraine, EU puts pressure
Washington [US], October 22: European leaders stressed on October 21 that the current front lines in Ukraine must be the starting point for any peace...
Former French President Sarkozy begins prison sentence
Paris [France], October 22: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his home on October 21 to go to La Sante prison in Paris, officially beginning...
Bipartisan tug-of-war, US troops allowed to enter one more city
Washington [US], October 22: While the two parties have yet to find common ground on the budget issue, the US appeals court has ruled to...
Mr. Trump said the US Department of Justice owes money and will donate it to charity
Washington [US], October 22: US President Donald Trump claims the US Department of Justice owes him hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees related...
Mr. Trump does not want to 'waste time', could the Russia-US summit be postponed?
Washington [US], October 22: US media reported late on October 21 that the meeting between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will...
What will the world gold price be like next after the sudden brake?
Washington [US], October 22: World gold prices on October 21 suddenly fell more than 6%, the deepest one-day drop since 2013, as investors took profits...
North Korea launches ballistic missile for first time in 5 months
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 22: North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on October 22, according to...
Pilot makes emergency landing after mistakenly thinking plane was hijacked
Washington [US], October 22: The pilot made an emergency landing in a mistaken belief that a hijack had occurred, after the communication system with flight attendants malfunctioned and there were loud knocks on the cockpit door.
US - Australia reach breakthrough agreement to deal with China
German, Austrian presidents appeal for Europe to 'reinvent itself'
Oct 21, 2025
Hundreds protest in Berlin over Merz remarks on migration
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
Israel targets more Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon
Teacher who killed 8-yr-old jailed for life in South Korea
Much work remains before possible Putin-Trump talks: Kremlin
Debate in German government on drone defence measures
Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region should be 'cut up' to end war
