Trump Grants Hungary Exemption From Russia Energy Sanctions
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump granted Hungary exemptions from sanctions on Russian energy during a White House meeting Nov. 7 with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Taiwan faces new unease after Xi-Trump summit leaves island sidelined
Published: 2:00pm, 8 Nov 2025Updated: 4:40pm, 8 Nov 2025 In a high-stakes bilateral exchange where Taiwan has historically been an enduring flashpoint, the unusual...
Japan bullying victim becomes ‘world’s most beautiful’ after US$650,000 plastic surgery
A man from southern Japan who was bullied as a child spent more than 100 million yen (US$650,000) on plastic surgery to transform himself...
Fun or nuisance? Singapore’s pickleball fever leaves neighbours on edge
Under the floodlights of a street football pitch dotted with cement-covered potholes, 69-year-old retiree Lilian Sek beams as she whacks a hollow orange plastic...
‘He’s a friend of mine’: Trump says he will visit India despite tariff tiff
US President Donald Trump has said he will visit India at the urging of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the latest sign of a possible...
Multiple Explosions Shake a Mosque in an Indonesian High School and Injure 55
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities said Friday they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in an attack that shook a mosque at a high...
No more mercury in your mouth: toxic metal’s use as tooth filling to end by 2034
Mercury, a fixture of dentistry for more than 175 years, is finally set for extinction. Advertisement Countries around the world agreed on Friday to...
Transportation Secretary Floats Flight Reductions of Up to 20 Percent If Shutdown Continues
U.S. flight reductions could escalate to as much as 20 percent if the government shutdown persists, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday. Duffy...
Judge Prohibits Education Department From Using Partisan Out-of-Office Emails for Employees
A federal judge said on Nov. 7 that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment by using employee email accounts to send out-of-office...