Typhoon Man-yi: Hong Kong issues T1 warning signal
Observatory also says temperatures are likely to gradually fall in the next couple of days.
‘We’re in it’: Robin Niblett on the US, China, Europe and the new cold war
Foreign affairs expert explains why ‘guardrails’ have not eased US-China tensions and the EU’s role in the growing rivalry
How Trump’s isolationist US will open doors for China
A US pullback from Europe, Nato and Asia means less pressure and more room for China to attain its trade and security goals.
Serbia train station accident death toll rises to 15
Concrete roof at Novi Sad station came crashing down on November 1, killing 14; doctors still trying to save lives of 2 injured people.
Biden authorises Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia
Weapons are likely to be used in response to the decision by North Korea to support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say
Mohammad Afif was media adviser to Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli air attack on Beirut in September.
Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20
Xi says six-point Ukraine framework gets ‘a positive response from the international community’, even though Zelensky has rejected it.
Bessent spoke to Musk as contest endures for treasury position
Trump’s decision on who will take on the powerful cabinet post has become riddled with chaos as 2 top advisers publicly battle for the job.
Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest
Biden government pledged US$500 million to the Amazon Fund; Trump seems poised to scale back US commitment to combating climate change.
US speaker opposes calls to release ethics report on Trump’s attorney general pick
Mike Johnson insisted that the chamber’s ethics committee should not release a report on alleged sexual improprieties by Matt Gaetz.