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Iran envoys meet Qatar mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterm elections

US President Donald Trump has held off on striking Iran ahead of the Nov 3 polls.

An Iranian man riding a motorcycle past a portrait of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct 31.

Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France; officer hit by Molotov cocktail

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FBI blames North Korea for US$6 billion Binance crypto hack

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Billboards and quiet quitters: Is this the beginning of the end of MAGA?

Rubio defends Russian G-20 presence despite criticism from allies

Forced to eat grass, Oleshky evacuees say Russia-Ukraine truce was a ‘blessing’

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Can Sabah and Sarawak decide Malaysia’s next election?

East Malaysia’s assertiveness and fiscal demands are growing. This is reshaping its federal relationship with Putrajaya.

‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

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Why young Indonesians are falling back in love with cinemas and the analogue lifestyle

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America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

Republican redistricting a blow to civil rights, raises racial tensions ahead of Nov 3 midterm elections.

A plaque marks the spot where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger, her rebellion sparking a mass protest that forced authorities to end segregation on the city’s buses in 1956. It also brought to the national stage a dapper 26-year-old pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

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George Washington’s White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter?

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No clear edge for Democrats as midterm elections take shape in the US

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What will countries discuss at UN climate conference COP31? Why do these matter for SE-Asia?

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Climate change must be declared ‘global health emergency’: Lancet study

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Terengganu’s fight against climate change begins in the classroom

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Young Canadians ask court to impose binding climate protections

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Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was among tech CEOs who joined US President Donald Trump on his visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May.

Five things to know about North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers

TraderTraitor is the name given to a North Korean hacking operation linked to the broader Lazarus Group.

Bolivia declares state of emergency over El Nino

Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz said the phenomenon will have “very severe impacts” and needs “the cooperation of all institutions”.

Why my conversations with ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ made me very worried

A new mode on “ChatGPT for Teens” includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework.

EU’s new levy on parcels kicks in

The fee will apply to each type of item in a package sent directly to consumers from outside the EU, regardless of the parcel’s value.

Salvadoran families demand fair trials, mourn prison dead on Day of the Dead

Relatives of people imprisoned and disappeared under a state of emergency take part in a protest ahead of Day of the Dead, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

FBI blames North Korea for US$6 billion Binance crypto hack

The Binance hack is the largest in cryptocurrency’s history, as well as one of the largest cyber incidents more generally, according to experts.

US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

The News Corp building, where the Wall Street Journal has its offices. US President Donald Trump had sued for US$10 billion after the newspaper’s story was published in July 2025.

Rubio defends Russian G-20 presence despite criticism from allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump thought it “important that Russia be a part of the G-20 conversation”.

Distaste for Russian diplomat forces US to cancel G-20 photo session

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is hosting the event, made the decision to cancel the traditional photo, according to a senior US official.

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