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September 8, 2025 12:23 PM

Access to X, YouTube other online platforms restricted in Turkey, internet monitor says

Netblocks, a global internet monitor, said on Monday that access to online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp has been restricted in Turkey on multiple networks. Netblocks said the access blockage came as the ma...

September 8, 2025 12:19 PM

Afghan earthquake survivors refuse to return to villages, fearing landslides

Haunted by the fear that aftershocks could bring rocks crashing down from the mountains, the survivors of Afghan earthquakes vowed not to return to destroyed villages but camp in fields and on riverbanks instead, even without tents to keep off the ra...

September 8, 2025 10:52 AM

South Korean and Japanese defence ministers to hold talks in Seoul

The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers will hold talks in Seoul on Monday, Seoul's defence ministry said, marking the first official visit by a Japanese defence minister to South Korea in a decade. The talks take place amid heightened geopo...

September 8, 2025 10:48 AM

Japan revises Q2 GDP higher on upbeat consumer spending

Japan's economy expanded much faster than initially estimated in the second quarter, driven by upward revisions in private consumption and inventories, giving policymakers some assurance as they navigate political and trade uncertainty. Gross domest...

September 8, 2025 10:30 AM

Bolsonaro supporters rally in Brazil as coup trial nears verdict

Thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro staged protests across several cities on Sunday, days ahead of the conclusion of his trial for allegedly plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election. Demo...

September 8, 2025 10:17 AM

Trump says European leaders will visit US this week to discuss Russia-Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that individual European leaders would visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss how to resolve the Russian-Ukraine war. Speaking to reporters after returning from the U.S. Open in New York Ci...

September 8, 2025 4:01 PM

France faces more turmoil with government on brink of collapse ahead of confidence vote

France's fourth prime minister in less than two years, François Bayrou, faces defeat in a confidence vote on Monday, tipping the euro zone's second-biggest economy further into political and economic paralysis. The minority government's expected co...

September 8, 2025 9:59 AM

UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City

There is a "narrow window" to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, a top U.N. official said on Sunday, calling on Israel to allow unimpeded aid delivery in the territory, where it is fighting Palestinian militant group Hamas. According to ...

September 8, 2025 10:00 AM

Japanese lawmakers prep leadership bids after PM resigns

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi became the first ruling party lawmaker to throw his hat into the ring to succeed outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday, as financial markets whipsawed on the political uncertainty. Ishiba...

September 8, 2025 9:44 AM

South Korea to fly detained workers back as US vows more raids on employers

South Korea is moving to pick up Korean workers following a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in the U.S. state of Georgia last week, a Korean presidential official said on Sunday as the Trump administration promised more raids on busine...

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