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Japan's Takaichi to become prime minister after winning lower house vote
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister on Tuesday, clearing the way for her inauguration as the ...
Oct 20, 2025
China more interested in expansion than solving economic problems, Taiwan official says
TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is more interested in expansionism than solving its own pressing economic and social issues, and Taiwan is determined to defend itself from Chinese aggression, the island's top...
Oct 20, 2025
Ecuador says no evidence to detain survivor of US strike on suspected drug vessel
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's prosecutor's office said on Monday it would not detain the Ecuadorean survivor of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The man, re...
Oct 20, 2025
US Marines probe firing of live artillery over California highway
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The U.S. Marines are investigating the firing of live artillery over a major California highway during a ceremony attended by Vice President JD Vance in which on...
Oct 20, 2025
World faces most fragile security moment since World War Two, RIA cites Russian spy chief
(Reuters) -The fragility of world security is unmatched since World War Two, requiring willingness to compromise to avoid a new global conflict, Russia's RIA agency cited Sergei Naryshkin, head of Rus...
Oct 20, 2025
Japan's Takaichi to appoint senior lawmaker Katayama as finance minister, FNN says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has finalised a plan to appoint former regional revitalisation minister, Satsuki Katayama, as finance minister, broadcaster FNN rep...
Oct 20, 2025
NHC says 90% chance of cyclone in the next 48 hours for storm located over eastern Caribbean sea
(Reuters) -A tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea has a 90% chance of cyclone formation in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory on Monday. ...
Oct 20, 2025
Factbox-What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan. Asked by ...
Oct 20, 2025
Brazil's Lula taps Guilherme Boulos as secretary of the presidency
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped on Monday federal lawmaker Guilherme Boulos to head the secretariat of the presidency, a position with ministerial status, the...
Oct 20, 2025
Left behind: A Filipina migrant mother's struggle in Taiwan
By Ann Wang IROSIN, Philippines/NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -Marian Duhapa kisses her quietly sleeping baby daughter Quinn goodbye as she prepares for the 16-hour bus trip from her remote village in ...
Oct 20, 2025
