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Israel strikes intensive care at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital has killed at least six people.

Over 11,000 foreign military deaths recorded by Russia in war on Ukraine

The data was obtained by the Belarusian pro-opposition group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian hacker operation Silent C...

Foreign student boom puts Seoul housing on global investors' radar

South Korea's international student boom is opening a new frontier for global property investors, as a shortage of unive...

European countries neither listen to nor hear Russia on Ukraine — Foreign Ministry

According to Department Director Kirill Logvinov, Western countries often conduct discussions in a "megaphone" manner ra...

No opposition left in Naoero after all MPs join government

The Micronesian island nation made the announcement via a government statement on Tuesday, calling the move a "truly his...

Qantas the latest in list of companies to outsource jobs to India

India has positioned itself as a global hub of skilled, cheap labour, and Australian companies are cashing in and moving...

South Korea's President Lee to visit Philippines, attend APEC summit in China

SEOUL, Nov 12 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit the Philippines and China from November 16 to 19 to atte...

Alleged Chinese spy at center of Nvidia scandal remains mysterious

The background of an alleged Chinese spy at the center of a scandal engulfing U.S. chip giant Nvidia remains a mystery, ...

China has more than 20 small nuclear reactor start-ups. Should the US worry?

More than 20 Chinese start-ups are developing small modular reactors (SMRs) with ambitions to reshape the global energy ...

Money pours into US manufacturing from overseas companies

Inflation, skills shortages and unpredictable policies on tariffs and war have made life difficult for businesses even i...

Japanese investment in US to power ahead

Tokyo has been the top investor in the US for seven years in a row — a trend that is unlikely to halt or slow, say banke...

Trump’s Asia trade deals reap small slice of cash

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have made available just 2.7% of financing and FDI under trade and investment pacts to eas...

Trump’s fossil fuel drive comes as war prompts energy security worries

Calls mount in Washington for legislation to overhaul US’s costly permitting system to help build desperately needed inf...

Trump’s fossil fuel drive comes as war prompts energy security worries

Calls mount in Washington for legislation to overhaul US’s costly permitting system to help build desperately needed inf...

Who Will Buy Sable’s Oil if California Keeps Closing Refineries?

Situated off California’s Santa Barbara coast, the Santa Ynez project operated by Sable Offshore has become a litmus tes...

The climate card China has yet to play

As Washington closes visa pathways for Pacific islanders, Beijing has money, technology and experience to offer new ones...

Chinese AI Project Scouts Spies in Taiwan Chip Industry

The CCP built a Big Data system to scrape reams of information and learn about individuals abroad, to potentially target...

India’s BEML to Build Tunneling Machines to Cut China Reliance

BEML Ltd., India’s state-owned defense and engineering company, aims to develop tunnel-boring machines in a bet that the...

Indonesia’s vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty

The resignation comes amid growing signs of strain in the political alliance between President Prabowo Subianto and form...

Lee to attend ASEAN, APEC summits in Philippines, China next week

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Paci...

US, China stress importance of potential trilateral talks with Russia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the leader-level conversations must a...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan top currency diplomat says yen's recent fall "too rapid"

BREAKING NEWS: Japan top currency diplomat says yen's recent fall "too rapid" Read full story here

Curiosity Blog, Sols 5063-5069 Rocks and Chips

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2026...

Saudi Arabia says debris from missile interception falls in Mecca region

Saudi Arabia says debris from missile interception falls in Mecca region Saudi Arabia's civil defence said in a statemen...

N. Korea's Kim inspects east coast naval base under construction, urges timely completion

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a major naval base under construction on the east coast, calling the proje...

The wiretapping scandal that threatens ‘open warfare’ among Indonesia’s political elite

Rift between president and Joko Widodo brings more upheaval to south-east Asia’s largest economy

Cameroon: Who is really calling the shots?

Biya’s absences raise questions about who holds power and what comes next in Cameroon.

Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner swap as U.S. says lack of trust holds back talks

There was little else in the way of concrete breakthroughs announced after the U.S.-brokered meetings.

S. Korean envoy reaffirms Seoul's conditional approach to proposed Alaska LNG project

South Korea's top envoy to the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed Seoul's willingness to cooperate on a proposed Alas...

US Navy commander highlights training cooperation with S. Korea during naval ship visit

A senior US Navy commander has highlighted the importance of education and training cooperation with South Korea, descri...

Nvidia Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang: WSJ

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Suzan DelBene says...

US election results could be positive for Lebanon, Hezbollah chief says

Naim Qassem says Republican losses and Israel's election result could help Lebanon maintain sovereignty.

Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns

Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checksPolice ...

Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 12

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------G7 ministers reaffirm Ukraine suppor...

The $150 Billion Catch in US Shipbuilding

South Korea pledged $150 billion to revive US shipbuilding. But with the first shipbuilding contract between Hanwha Grou...

Iran war live: Tehran warns of wider retaliation; Israel kills in Gaza

Israel orders military to step up preparations for possible attack on Iran as Tehran says it will retaliate if attacked.

Senate committee takes up nominees for NASA chief financial officer and inspector general

A Senate committee is set to advance nominations for NASA’s chief financial officer and inspector general. The post Sena...

Fault Lines – China’s navy mobilises, Marines in Manila, PNG’s LNG

Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actio...

US federal staff to work in Taiwan

Taiwan appoints Acer founder as APEC envoy