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October 20, 2022
Liz Truss To Quit as UK Prime Minister Next Week

Election will be completed within the next week to replace Truss, who is the shortest serving prime minister in British history
October 20, 2022
WHO to Switch to One Dose of Two-Dose Cholera Vaccine Amid Rising Outbreaks

Potentially deadly disease spreads through contact with contaminated water and food
October 17, 2022
Sources: China's State Banks Seen Acquiring Dollars in Swaps Market to Stabilize Yuan

State banks step up their intervention to defend a weakening yuan, with banking sources telling Reuters these banks sold a high volume of US dollars and used combination of swaps and spot trades
October 13, 2022
Report: Trump Ordered Mar-a-Lago Boxes to Be Moved, Ex-Employee Says

FBI conducted court-approved search on August 8 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, seizing more than 11,000 documents, including about 100 marked as classified
October 13, 2022
North Korea Says It Has Deployed Cruise Missiles Able to Carry Tactical Nuclear Weapons

State media called it a test to confirm the reliability and operation of nuclear-capable weapons deployed to military units
October 13, 2022
Biden's National Security Plan Aims at China, Russia

Strategy reemphasizes importance of working with allies to tackle challenges confronting democratic nations
October 12, 2022
Taiwan Says China Looking at Ukraine War to Develop ‘Hybrid’ Strategies

Taiwan has been studying the lessons of the Ukraine war to inform how it may react should China, which views the democratically ruled island as its own territory, ever makes good on threats to use force to enforce its sovereignty claim
October 12, 2022
Climate Extremes Pose as Big a Threat to Power System as Ukraine War, WMO Says

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to deep cuts to European energy supplies, with possible power rationing and blackouts ahead, according to World Meteorological Organization
October 11, 2022
Philippines' Nobel Laureate Ressa to Fight Conviction at Supreme Court

The appeals court in its Oct. 10 decision upheld its earlier ruling that affirmed a lower court's conviction, and added eight months to her six-year jail sentence
October 10, 2022
US Says OPEC Oil Cuts Bad for Global Economy, Paper Reports

Financial Times interviews US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
October 10, 2022
Bullet-Proof Glass, Guards: US Election Offices Tighten Security for Nov. 8 Midterms

Spurred by a deluge of threats and intimidating behavior by conspiracy theorists and others upset over former President Donald Trump's 2020 election defeat, some election officials across nation are fortifying their operations as they ramp up for another divisive election
October 10, 2022
Taiwan President to Pledge to Bolster Combat Power as China Tensions Rise

Taiwan has come under increasing military and political pressure from Beijing
October 10, 2022
Taiwan Says War With China 'Absolutely' Not an Option, But Bolstering Defenses

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she is willing to talk to Beijing
October 08, 2022
SKorea, US Stage Drills with Aircraft Carrier After NKorean Missile Launches

Move comes a day after it scrambled fighter jets in reaction to an apparent North Korean bombing drill
October 08, 2022
US Targets Alleged Myanmar Arms Traffickers with Sanctions for Supplying Junta

Treasury Department says it was imposing sanctions on Myanmar businessman Aung Moe Myint, the son of a military officer who it said facilitated arms purchases, as well as a company he founded, Dynasty International Company Limited, and two of its directors
October 04, 2022
Taiwan Launches English Language TV Channel to Give it More International Punch

Government backed operation seeks to help island forge closer ties with democratic nations
September 26, 2022
Malaysia Brings Home 15 Victims of Cambodian Cybercrime Racket

Of these, 168 people have been rescued, 34 were being held in immigration detention and 99 more were still being traced, it said.
September 08, 2022
India, Japan Plan More Military Drills to Strengthen Ties

Both Asian nations are growing wary of China’s growing military might in the region
September 07, 2022
Pakistan Looks 'Like a Sea' After Floods, PM Says, as 18 More Die

As many as 33 million of a population of 220 million have been affected in a disaster blamed on climate change
September 06, 2022
China's Shenzhen to Adopt Tiered COVID-19 Measures; Chengdu Extends Lockdown

China is sticking to its stringent zero-COVID policy, even as most other countries have relaxed restrictions and chosen to live with the virus

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