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APEC finance ministers agree to boost policy coordination, China's Lan says
By Yantoultra Ngui and Shi Bu HONG KONG/BEIJING, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Finance ministers from member economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have agreed to strengthen macroeconomi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2026
Russian drones kill two people near Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight, governor says
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russian drones killed two people near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv overnight, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Wednesday. Another 11 people suffered...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Bangladesh yet to receive Saudi response on execution of two nationals
(Corrects gender of executed person in fifth bullet and day in paragraph 1) DHAKA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has not yet responded to Dhaka's queries about the execution of two Bangladeshi natio...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Japan envoy Sasakawa meets Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, state media says
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing met on Tuesday with Japanese philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa in the capital Naypyitaw, state media reported, as international re...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Overseas New Zealanders can start voting from Wednesday
WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - New Zealanders living or travelling overseas can vote in the country's 2026 general election from Wednesday, ahead of advance voting starting next week in New Zealand. N...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
China says it is 'safeguarding order' around Taiwan-controlled South China Sea atoll
BEIJING, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China's government said on Wednesday that its coast guard was "safeguarding order" around a tiny and strategically located Taiwan-controlled atoll at the top end of the Sou...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Israeli Foreign Minister says
WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on X, describing the move as part of the country's broader effort to strengthen tie...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Taiwan security agency flags rise in Chinese disinformation ahead of local elections
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China spread more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed or false online information targeting Taiwan in the first nine months of this year, the island's top intel...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
Australian lawmaker loses both legs in vehicle attack as suspect appears in court
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her electoral office, her husband said on Wednesday, as the ma...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026
UN experts urge Indian authorities to cease 'use of excessive force' to curb protests
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - UN experts called on Tuesday for an independent investigation into Indian authorities' conduct in a recent crackdown on protests, where they said demon...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026

