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Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi (left) and then US President Joe Biden attend the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment and India-Europe-Middle East Corridor meeting on September 9, 2023. Photo: Indian Press Information Bureau/EPA-EFE
India

Why India to Europe trade corridor is stalling even as talks continue

A key hurdle hampering the progress of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor is the lingering uncertainty over Gaza.

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China-Middle East relations

China’s Wang Yi urges UAE to help close free-trade deal with Gulf states bloc

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Blockchain

Coins in sand: how the UAE draws in the global crypto community

Canada

Carney: global economic ‘centre of gravity’ shifting away from US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US, following consensus reached at a G20 leaders’ meeting.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the second day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

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Accidents and personal safety

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine seeks to bring home 1,200 prisoners in Russia talks

Turkish mediation in 2022 set the rules for coordinated swaps between Ukraine and Russia, who have sporadically exchanged thousands of prisoners.

A freed Ukrainian prisoner of war mbraces his relatives after a swap of POWs, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on October 2. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

Israel-Gaza war

Turkey and Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule is key to Gaza’s future

Turkey hosts ministerial meeting to discuss US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and long-term solutions to the conflict.

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Africa

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

This satellite image taken on October 30, 2025 and made available on October 31, 2025 shows a burned area along the berm northwest of El-Fasher. Photo: Vantor via AFP
Africa

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

Satellite imagery shows objects on the ground at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in el-Fasher, Sudan, where killings occurred. Photo: Airbus DS 2025 via AP
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong leader orders swift probe into fatal plane crash, vows accountability

John Lee also extends his deepest condolences and profound sympathy to victims’ families.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

Israel-Gaza war

‘Insult’: Vance slams Israeli vote on West Bank annexation

The US vice-president says a move by Israeli lawmakers towards that end looks like a stupid ‘political stunt’.

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US Vice-President J.D. Vance (left) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport closes runway as salvage vessels arrive to clear wrecked plane

Two vessels will lift the two sections of plane during operation expected to ‘last for a few days’, Airport Authority says.

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A salvage vessel at the scene of the cargo plane crash. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

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Accidents and personal safety

Plane crash in Hong Kong ‘could lead to manslaughter case if negligence found’

Legal expert also says reasonable for police to become involved in probe, as it is possible case could involve ‘criminal elements’.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport’s north runway reopens after cargo plane crash kills 2

Monday’s incident was fourth in 15 years to involve ACT Airlines, with one accident leaving more than 30 people dead.

The wreckage of the cargo plane on the shore near Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway. Photo: Elson Li
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