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October 26, 2025 9:43 AM

East Timor, Asia’s youngest nation, becomes ASEAN’s 11th member

Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-century ago while under Portuguese rule. Also known as Timor-Leste, the country ...

October 24, 2025 10:09 AM

Trump dismisses bid by some Israeli lawmakers to annex West Bank

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to push forward with annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying Israel is "not going to do anything with the West Bank." A bill applying Israeli law to the West ...

October 23, 2025 1:14 PM

US sanctions Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills

The United States hit Russia's major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms. The new sanctio...

October 21, 2025 12:20 PM

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house. Takaichi, who vowed to close Japan's gender gap in the top echelons of politi...

 

Last updated on: 29th Oct 2025