Asia
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Russia asks Vietnam for planes as seized Western fleet falls apart
Moscow proposed wet-leasing Vietnamese aircraft, crews and maintenance, but any transfer would involve Airbus or Boeing jets, exposing Vietnamese carriers to secondary sanctions. Nearly a fifth of Russia's largest airlines' planes are already grounded, double the normal downtime rate.
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Spotify has huge audiobook upgrades on the way and bookworms will rejoice, but the platform won’t be giving me the one music feature I’ve longed for — it told me directly
Audiobooks are coming to over 180 markets, but all I want is my app to be a music-only experience.
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Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
Interpol has announced a major crackdown on environmental crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to 233 arrests
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Iran war weighing on long-haul travel demand, says Hostelworld
Shares in the company dropped by around 7.3% on Wednesday morning as a result, striking their lowest level for almost four years.
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Mercedes global sales fall 6% as electric car sales hit record high
Mercedes-Benz shares fell after the German carmaker reported a 6% fall in global sales, driven by weakness in China. Sales outside China edged higher, supported by growth in Europe and North America.
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What is the Plague? The deadly disease that killed up to 60% of Europe’s population
The Black Death struck vast swathes of Europe, Asia and Africa in the 14th century
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Asian stocks mostly fall back despite latest earnings-driven rally on Wall Street
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after U.S. stocks hit all-time highs, driven by expectations of fat corporate earnings
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EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports
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How to watch Shanghai Masters 2026: Live Streams & TV Channels for ATP 1000 Tennis
Zverev chases world number one spot, with Alcaraz finding his form after an injury layoff
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What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.
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Harrogate pop stars turned media business owners talk about new project 3,000 ft in a hot air balloon
Two best friends from a Harrogate village have talked about their journey from pop stars to global media business owners and why their latest project involved suspending an artist 3,000 ft in the air beneath a hot air balloon.
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Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
Police in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 12 men suspected of running a ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat
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Badenoch suggests Tories would not reverse Labour’s pensions triple lock legislation – UK politics live
In his party conference speech last week, Andy Burnham said he wanted to change the triple lock uprating mechanism from 2030
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UKHSA issues UK plague risk update after Russian lab worker’s death
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it is seeking further information on the case
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Firm that supplies equipment worldwide celebrates 30 years in business
The company supports customers across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Japan wants to close its AI infrastructure gap with Dell, Apollo and Jera
Dell, Apollo and Jera unleash a $140bn AI data centre push across Japan with 4GW of planned power.
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Hepatitis A alert issued to UK primary schools after new cases confirmed
UKHSA working with primary schools in Newcastle after cases identified
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What disasters will El Niño bring over the next year?
From wildfires to landslides to coral bleaching, past trends suggest what extreme weather the record El Niño will bring – but the world isn’t prepared
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Asian shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike
Asian shares have advanced at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates
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How to watch NFL London Games 2026: FREE live streams and schedule, Colts vs Commanders
The Colts and Commanders kick off this year's games in the UK
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Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month
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Azerbaijan International Investment Forum: Where capital meets opportu
The 2nd Azerbaijan International Investment Forum brought together representatives from more than 70 countries to discuss investment, trade, infrastructure and diversification, with more than $10 billion in contracts and agreements signed. #Focus
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A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding
Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Niño
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Date clocks go back back in October - and if your clocks will update automatically
Clock changes explained including why the clocks change on a weekend and when the clocks will go back in October.
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Inside Soitec, the French tech company powering the global semiconductor industry
From smartphones to data centres, the French company’s advanced silicon substrates underpin technologies used around the world. Valérie Gauriat went inside its production site in the French Alps. #MadeInEurope
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Britain’s long hot summers mean disease-carrying ticks are living longer
Hyalomma ticks are the main transmitter of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a potentially severe and life-threatening virus
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Seoul's anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea
South Korea’s president has threatened to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
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Saudi Arabia plans major Yemen offensive against Iran-backed Houthi forces
Options under review include a coastal drive to protect vital Red Sea shipping routes
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Takeaways from Trump’s latest TIME interview on DC makeover, Iran and affordability
Trump-in-denial grows defensive and curses at a reporter when confronted with straight-forward questions about his second term
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Takeaways from Trump’s latest TIME interview on DC makeover, Iran and affordability
Trump-in-denial grows defensive and curses at a reporter when confronted with straight-forward questions about his second term
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Video. Onboard videos show chaotic scenes on FlyDubai flight
An Israeli passenger filmed scenes of panic aboard a FlyDubai flight after an alleged attack in the cockpit forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Miryam Shira Ochayon, who was returning to...
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Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce dependence on US
Alberta is holding a public vote on Oct. 19 on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada
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FlyDubai: The airline that made an emergency landing after a captain was stabbed
It was not clear what motivated the attack
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Iran-US war live: Trump says decision coming very soon on whether to ‘blow up’ Tehran
Trump says the war will end ‘one way or another’
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A look at the Dubai airline that made an emergency landing after a captain was stabbed
A copilot on a flight to Israel stabbed a captain on Wednesday before passengers pushed their way into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker
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European Space Agency signs up CGI and OVHcloud to build storage for the 500PB of Earth observation data it expects to have by 2035
Digital EO will store Earth observation data
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Trump celebrates US military exit from Iraq: ‘Very expensive excursion into Hell’
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the US and Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq
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Oxford named top university for eleventh year but US dominates top 10
China is one of several countries in Asia that have climbed the league table this year
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Canada’s first major LNG export terminal plans to double its capacity
The multinational owners of Canada’s first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal have agreed to a C$33 billion expansion in British Columbia
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Proton VPN usage in the Philippines remains high despite the Discord ban being reversed
A "patchy" lifting of the government-ordered Discord block means thousands of remote workers and gamers are still relying on VPNs to stay connected
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The $60 billion products receiving tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
The products range from timber and medical equipment to fireworks and dolls
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Middle East oil exports rise as LNG traffic through Hormuz picks up
Months into the war with Iran, Gulf exporters are finding ways to keep oil and gas moving, but crossing Hormuz remains risky and some customers are still missing contracted cargoes.
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Soho House venue under investigation for food safety
A former chef contacted Hackney Council after complaining to managers at the members' club.
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From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women
As outrage grows over cases of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs
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Anthropic warns of AI ‘existential risk’ as concerns emerge over Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s model
Anthropic’s prospectus makes chilling claim as new revelations emerge about Muse and Astra models
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Your favorite free mobile game could be sharing your data with Russia and China, Proton warns
A new study from Proton reveals that some of the world's most downloaded Android games contain trackers funneling sensitive data to foreign ad-tech firms
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US and China detail list of products agreed under $30 billion tariff cut deal after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China have released lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts
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Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices rise
Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three
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Tokyo vs Seoul: Which trendy capital should you visit on an Asian adventure?
Tourism in both Tokyo and Seoul has been booming for a while now and there’s no sign of this slowing down just yet. Here we take a look at two of Asia's trending capital cities. What’s the answer to the question in the headline above? It’s...
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Tomorrow's Infrastructure: AIIB Raises Its Development Ambitions for a Second Decade
AIIB enters its second decade focused on impact, using guarantees and partnerships to mobilise capital for climate-friendly, resilient infrastructure.
