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Russia has detained Yuki Imai, a 34 year old Japanese correspondent for Hokkaido Shimbun, on allegations that he collected military information for Japanese intelligence. Moscow's Lefortovo District Court ordered him…
Two Maldivian pilots employed by flydubai were detained by United Arab Emirates police on October 3 as investigators examined the contacts of the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Captain Smit…
Fifteen people, including six children, were killed when a raid on a suspected militant hideout in eastern Sri Lanka ended in gunfire and three explosions on Friday, 26 April 2019.…
North Korea opened its Second Economic Commission's Defense Revolution Museum on October 11, 2026, displaying the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, its mobile launcher and diagrams presenting a capacity to carry…
The European Union and Thailand have provisionally closed most chapters of their proposed free trade agreement after a tenth negotiating round in Phuket, shifting the remaining work toward market access…
The Council of the European Union imposed sanctions on three individuals and four entities on October 12, 2026, targeting a North Korean missile technician in Russia, a Russian property developer…
Visa has received permission from the People's Bank of China to prepare a domestic bank card clearing institution, opening a route to processing yuan transactions through its own network. Announced on October 13, 2026, the decision gives the company one year to complete preparations before…
Six of Nepal's seven chief ministers have gathered in Biratnagar to demand control over policing, public employees and financial resources, with Gandaki Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey saying 16 of…
Malaysian police have recorded statements from six witnesses in an investigation into an alleged failure to transfer RM230.9 million in government revenue involving MyEG and Zetrix AI Bhd. The investigation…
The impeachment case against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte narrowed to a single article on October 13, 2026, placing a disputed P817.87 million financial assessment at the center of proceedings.…
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seeking amnesty for cases he argues arose from political conflict, including a judgment involving 46,373,687,554.70 baht in confiscated assets. His lawyer, Winyat Chatmontree,…
Azerbaijan's ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has rebuked Turkish presidential adviser Oktay Saral and lawmakers from Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) over criticism of school clothing restrictions, after…
The Senate impeachment court on October 13, 2026, accepted the withdrawal of three of the four articles against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving an unexplained wealth allegation that includes…
Huang Qifan, the former Chongqing mayor who remained in office after the downfall of Communist Party chief Bo Xilai, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of Party discipline and…
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have suspended BBC broadcasts from FM radio sites across the country, removing a local transmission route for a broadcaster that says it reaches 5.4 million people, more…
Ruben Onsu has filed further police complaints over the recording and distribution of a private video call, widening a dispute with his former wife, Sarwendah, that already involves child custody,…
Chinese courts have sentenced Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang to death in cases involving criminal compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region, gambling and fraud funds exceeding 12.2 billion yuan,…
About 24,000 Cambodians remain in temporary shelters, designated safe areas and villages after the 2025 conflict with Thailand, even as roughly 625,000 people have returned home, according to an October…
Thai police announced the arrest of 39 suspects and the seizure or freezing of assets worth more than 500 million baht after tracing an alleged investment scam through 13 corporate…
A Myanmar woman and her five year old daughter who escaped alleged abuse helped trigger searches of two Bangkok homes, where authorities say young people were being forced to sell…
A four-year-old girl and her father were found dead in a parked car in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, on South Korea's Jeju Island at about 6:08 p.m. on October 12. Her Australian…
Quezon City has shut down Task Force Disiplina following the fatal shooting of three teenagers, aged 15, 18 and 19, in Barangay Batasan Hills. Mayor Joy Belmonte ordered its personnel…
A 59-year-old man accused of stabbing shoppers at a commercial complex in Incheon had finished lunch with his probation officer just 70 minutes before the attack began, according to South…
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has postponed merchant charges on selected Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments, replacing an October 15, 2026 start date with implementation immediately after Diwali.…
Eight South Korean nuclear reactors have cooling seawater temperatures less than 2°C below their design limits, according to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power data presented by lawmaker Kim Sun-min. At…
A 70 yuan airline compensation payment and a 52 yuan shopping refund are the first concrete examples of what Alibaba wants its next personal AI assistant to do: pursue a…
Singapore plans to introduce a national Protective Domain Name Service in 2027, blocking connections to known malicious domains as it strengthens cyber defence following attacks on all four major telecommunications…
China's smartphone market shipped about 57.9 million devices in the third quarter of 2026, down 15.4% from a year earlier, according to preliminary International Data Corporation figures released on October…
Vietnam's Communist Party Secretariat has launched a comprehensive review of school education, covering the period from 2023 to September 30, 2026, with findings scheduled to reach the Secretariat on December 10. The exercise will examine curricula across grades 1 to 12, textbook content and costs,…
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake along the Manila Trench could generate a tsunami reaching 5.5 meters, Philippine earthquake officials have warned, putting coastal evacuation plans in Metro Manila under renewed scrutiny.…
Removing 12 of the 16 weirs built across South Korea's Han, Nakdong, Geum and Yeongsan rivers would deliver benefits greater than the costs, according to government commissioned economic studies. Estimates…
Thai authorities have impounded materials found in five warehouses in Nikhom Phattana district, Rayong province, after an inspection uncovered electronic circuit boards mixed with scrap and machinery that officials said…
A Philippine flood control project backed by two contracts worth Php 157 million moved 90 families from Pulo Island to a former fish pond where their main street lies about…
South Korea has announced a roughly 1,000 trillion won ($747 billion) green transition strategy for 2026 to 2035, combining 200 trillion won in fiscal spending with more than 790 trillion…
Vietnam's updated 2025 climate scenarios project rice yield losses exceeding 10% in some Mekong Delta growing seasons if global warming reaches 4°C, alongside a roughly threefold increase in the annual…
Water collected about 65 metres from a leaking embankment near an industrial waste landfill in Hua Wa, Si Maha Phot district, Prachin Buri, contained petroleum hydrocarbons at a reported concentration…
In Shyamnagar, near Bangladesh's Sundarbans, the government agriculture office lists 71,000 farmers and 17,539 hectares of cultivable land. Its assessment identifies five obstacles to production: salinity, irrigation shortages during the…
Bangladesh's Department of Environment has ordered 24 resorts near the Sundarbans in Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira to stop operating, saying they were built without the required environmental clearance in an…
Thailand's Finance Ministry favours a departure tax of 1,000 baht each time a traveller leaves the country, with Thai citizens and foreign visitors both expected to pay. The Revenue Department's…
Vietnamese citizens holding ordinary passports will be able to enter Russia without a visa for visits lasting up to 30 days from October 15, 2026, under a decree signed by…
Japan received an estimated 3,098,900 international visitors in August 2026, down 9.6% from August 2025, as a sharp fall in arrivals from China outweighed gains across much of its tourism…
Japan received an estimated 3,442,100 international visitors in July 2026, just 4,982 more than the 3,437,118 recorded a year earlier. The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) put the increase at…
South Korea's Korea Baseball Organization finished its 2026 regular season on October 12 with 12,770,551 spectators across 720 games, while Lotte Giants hitter Victor Reyes delivered four hits in the…
Carlos Yulo heads to Rotterdam with eight World Championships medals, a vault title to defend and a broader assignment: competing across all six men's apparatuses alongside his younger brother, Karl…
Malaysian badminton player Lee Zii Jia has asked the Kuala Lumpur High Court to restrict financial and corporate decisions by his father and older sister at LZJ Management Sdn Bhd,…
Vietnam coach Cristiano Roland has called up 29 players, including seven newcomers, as the country prepares for its first FIFA U17 World Cup appearance in Qatar in 2026. Drawn in…
Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since February on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, defeating Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. The 23 year old Spaniard became the…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 981st career goal as Al Nassr defeated Uzbekistan's Neftchi Fergana 3-1 in Riyadh, securing their first victory in the AFC Champions League Elite campaign after a…
Lee Kang-in's agency, The Black Label, said on October 13 that online allegations linking the South Korea midfielder to efforts to ostracize captain Son Heung-min were false. It said it…
Taiwan's gymnastics association faces scrutiny on two fronts: its rejection of World Championship places for Pan Cai-chen and Lee Chia-wei without consulting them, and allegations concerning more than NT$500,000 in…
Jay Chou's reported appearance at the 2026 Shanghai Rolex Masters has sparked an online argument over national identity after the singer shared a video introducing him as a Chinese singer.…
Salman Khan will open the ninth and final season of Koffee With Karan on October 14, 2026, bringing back a guest who helped define two of the show's milestones: its…
Ruben Onsu filed a police complaint at Polda Metro Jaya in the early hours of October 11, 2026, alleging unauthorized access to the email account of singer Betrand Peto and…
South Korea's Cabinet approved an amendment to the Music Industry Promotion Act on October 13, 2026, allowing qualified music video producers and distributors to assign their own viewing age ratings.…
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island has surpassed 17.9 billion yen in Japanese ticket sales and 12.29 million admissions through October 12, 2026, returning to the top of…
Tomorrowland's first full scale festival in Asia will bring more than 100 artists from over 20 countries to Wisdom Valley in Thailand from December 11 to 13, 2026. Martin Garrix…
The Weeknd opened a three show run at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on October 11, 2026, bringing Japanese duo Creepy Nuts and a roughly 12 meter golden robot sculpture to…
Sarwendah and her former husband, Ruben Samuel Onsu, are heading toward mediation over responsibility for monthly loan payments of more than Rp270 million, approaching Rp300 million, tied to two properties…