TikTok faces $900,000 penalty in Indonesia for late disclosure
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 30: TikTok has been fined 15 billion rupiah ($900,000) for the late reporting of its acquisition of e-commerce platform Tokopedia, Indonesia's anti-monopoly...
Trump administration lifts Biden-era gun export restrictions
New York [US], September 30: The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded Biden-era restrictions on civilian firearms exports, eliminating rules against sales...
Trump meets Netanyahu for pivotal talks on Gaza peace proposal
New York [US], September 30: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pivotal talks on Monday to press him to back...
Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the...
New York [US], September 30: President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then...
One dead and 12 missing as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall in Vietnam
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 30: Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking down power grids,...
Shooter kills at least four, wounds eight at Mormon church in Michigan
New York [US], September 30: A man who crashed his vehicle through the front doors of a Mormon church in Michigan opened fire with an...
Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement
New York [US], September 30: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state...
Trump considering supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles: Vance
Moscow [Russia], September 30: The US is considering a request by Ukraine for long-range Tomahawk missiles, US Vice-President JD Vance has said. However, Vance added...
Migrants attempt longer Channel crossing after recent deaths
Calais [France], September 30: A group of migrants set off across the English Channel via an unusual route, after three people died during small boat...
Poland's Tusk warns of generational consequences if Ukraine falls
Warsaw [Poland], September 30: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged Western unity in the face of Russia's war against Ukraine, warning of global consequences...
Moldova's pro-EU election win sparks relief from Brussels to Kiev
Chișinău [Moldova], September 30: Moldova's pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by President Maia Sandu, handily beat the Moscow-friendly opposition to keep its...
Air France and Airbus back on trial over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash
Paris [France], September 30: More than 16 years after the crash of an Air France jet between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed all...
Putin aims to draft 135,000 men for military service in autumn campaign
Moscow [Russia], September 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the conscription of 135,000 men for military service, the official government newspaper...
Israel bombs residential towers, hospitals amid Gaza onslaught
Gaza City [Gaza], September 30: Israel has been pounding Gaza's largest medical complex, levelling whole blocks and sending terrified patients scrambling for safety as its...
Nationwide fibre optic internet disruption reported in Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30: Afghanistan's fibre optic internet has been shut down across the country, local media reported on Monday, marking the first time fibre...
Iran takes first steps to exit Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian parliament is preparing legislation that could see the country withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in response to...
Storm Bualoi kills at least 12 in Vietnam
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 30: Tropical Storm Bualoi has killed at least 12 people in Vietnam and left 17 fishermen missing, according to state media on...
Urgent: Multiple people injured in U.S. Michigan church shooting
New York [US], September 29: Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, U.S. Michigan state, on Sunday, according to...
World Insights: Suspension and return of a talk show sparks debate on...
Olympia [Washington], September 29: The suspension and subsequent return of a late-night talk show of American Broadcasting Company (ABC) have sparked a heated debate on...
Car-ramming attack kills Israeli soldier in West Bank: sources
Ramallah [Palestine], September 29: An Israeli soldier was killed in a car-ramming attack east of the West Bank city of Qalqilya on Sunday, and Israeli...
Yemeni forces attack al-Qaeda strongholds in southern province
Aden [Yemen], September 29: Yemeni pro-government forces launched a large-scale operation on Sunday against hideouts of al-Qaeda's Yemen branch in the southern province of Abyan,...
Iran's top security official meets Hezbollah leader, vows support
Beirut [Lebanon], September 29: Iran stands ready to support Lebanon at all levels, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said here Sunday...
Israeli warplanes strike Hezbollah targets in S. Lebanon
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Israeli military and Lebanese sources said, marking the latest flare-up...
Iraq's crude oil exports generate over 7 bln USD in August
Baghdad [Iraq], September 29: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) announced Sunday that the country's crude oil exports generated revenue of more than 7 billion...
US Defence Secretary summons 800 generals, admirals to unprecedented Virginia meeting
Washington [US], September 29: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's last-minute order summoning hundreds of generals and admirals to a Virginia base has puzzled current...
Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages in Gaza City
New York [US], September 29: U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to finalise a Gaza peace plan proposal in a meeting on Monday with Israel's Prime...
Trump says he will tell US military leaders "we love them"
New York [US], September 29: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia,...