Japan launches new national agency to boost disaster response
Published: 6:47pm, 2 Nov 2026Updated: 6:50pm, 2 Nov 2026 Japan on Monday launched a new national agency focused on disaster management with the goal...
MAHA Movement Faces Midterm Test
Ohio Republican Kathleen Wilson and Georgia Democrat Katie Wiggs are among many Americans who want unhealthy additives removed from food. But the two voters...
Voters Weigh In on Top Issues Ahead of Midterms
As catalpa flowers bloomed along the Des Moines River in early June, this reporter kicked off a nine-state journey talking to voters in competitive...
Turkey signed US-led Artemis Accords. Its moon rovers will hitch a ride with China
Turkey has signed America’s rule book for the moon, but its first ride to the lunar south pole – the icy region both Washington...
Hong Kong police arrest man after hit-and-run at checkpoint sparks 10-hour hunt
Published: 6:10pm, 2 Nov 2026Updated: 6:27pm, 2 Nov 2026 Hong Kong police arrested a man on suspicion of furious driving after a 10-hour manhunt...
Beijing doubles down on Type 071 amphibious warships, signalling a Taiwan focus
Beijing is accelerating production of its Type 071 amphibious transport docks by expanding construction to a second shipyard, potentially strengthening its ability to move...
How Hong Kong’s fintech strategy is progressing – and where growth still lags
Hong Kong has touted rapid progress in the first year of its five-year fintech strategy, pledging to double down on artificial intelligence and tokenisation...
Millions in China moved by student who quit school to care for seriously ill mother
Millions of people in China were moved by the story of a secondary school graduate who put off university to care for her seriously...
India offers Asean counterterrorism lessons, but will one size fit all?
Published: 5:38pm, 2 Nov 2026Updated: 5:42pm, 2 Nov 2026 As India seeks to expand its security cooperation with Southeast Asia by sharing its battle-tested...