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October 22, 2025 11:14 AM

Trump says he wants to be “nice” to China, but slaps 155% tariffs from Nov 1

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) stated that Washington would continue with their plans to impose a 155 per cent tariff on Chinese goods imported into the US beginning November 1, despite expressing his desire to maintain amicable ti...

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...

October 21, 2025 11:14 AM

Hardline Takaichi wins lower house vote to shatter Japan’s glass ceiling and pivot to right

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday after winning a critical vote in parliament's lower house. An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and an admirer of Britain's Margaret That...

October 20, 2025 5:22 PM

Mediators step up diplomacy after Gaza truce shaken

Israeli fire killed three people near a ceasefire line in Gaza on Monday, medics said, with U.S. envoys expected in Israel to try to push forward the fragile truce that faced its gravest test so far over the weekend. A Palestinian official close to ...

October 20, 2025 12:35 PM

EU foreign policy chief says possible Putin visit to Hungary ‘not nice’

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that it was "not nice" that Russian President Vladimir Putin might travel to EU member Hungary for talks on Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would soon meet ...

October 20, 2025 11:38 AM

Coalition deal puts Takaichi on brink of becoming Japan’s first female PM

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership. "I told Takaichi that...

October 19, 2025 9:18 AM

Border crossing to stay closed, Israel says, as US alleges Hamas ceasefire violation

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of deceased hostages as the two si...

October 18, 2025 10:55 AM

Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable, still plans to meet Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Chinese authorities tightening control over rare-earth exports. Asked wh...

October 17, 2025 9:33 AM

France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution

France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, are working to finalise a U.N. Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, France said on Thursday. With a shaky U...

October 16, 2025 10:56 AM

Explosions hit Ecuador bridges days after illegal mining crackdown

The detonation of explosive devices on two bridges in Ecuador early on Wednesday was retaliation for a major military operation against illegal miners, the country's interior minister said. Interior Minister John Reimberg indicated that authorities ...

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