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706 storiesTrump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego; California officials condemn
President Donald Trump said at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, calling the war with Iran “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe.” California Govern…
Three typhoons active near Japan as Typhoon 27 moves north, JMA says
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Oct. 5 that Typhoon 28 (Nolo) and Typhoon 29 (Koguma) had formed, making three active typhoons near Japan with Typhoon 27 (Choi-wan). Typhoon 27 was large and very strong, moving north-northwest …
Collins and Jackson clash in first Maine Senate debate as race stays tight
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson met Tuesday night in Portland for the first of four scheduled Maine Senate debates. Jackson repeatedly tied Collins to President Donald Trump, saying she votes with him 96…
Rospotrebnadzor calls Irkutsk region situation stable after reports of plague
Rospotrebnadzor said the sanitary-epidemiological situation in Irkutsk Oblast, including the cities of Irkutsk and Shelekhov, is stable, in connection with the case of an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far …
Japan ruling party proposes one day of budget committee questioning; opposition seeks two
Japan's ruling and opposition camps failed to agree on how long the House of Representatives Budget Committee should spend on basic questioning in the current extraordinary Diet session. The LDP's Tadenose Daidō proposed a single day, while…
Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump says let Iran 'take out' Los Angeles
President Trump said at a Nebraska midterm rally that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, calling it “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the remarks, called Trump “mentally …
Kremlin: Russia informed WHO of Irkutsk region situation after worker death
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has informed the World Health Organization about the situation in the Irkutsk region, following the death of an employee of the Irkutsk anti-plague institute. Peskov also said he had no informatio…
South Korea foreign minister denies claim NIS chief was refused US entry
Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 6 that National Intelligence Service Director Lee Jong-seok was denied entry to the United States around March over alleged anti-US tendencies. Foreign Minister Cho Hy…
Separatist Parti Québécois wins Quebec election, pledges independence referendum
The separatist Parti Québécois won the October 5 election in the Canadian province of Quebec, according to RBC and TASS, and is set to form a minority government. Kommersant reported the party took about 28% of the vote and 59 of 127 seats,…
Hyogo governor defends barring freelance journalist Kanno from press conference
Hyogo Prefecture said on Oct. 6 that freelance journalist and writer Kan Kanno, 51, will not be allowed to attend Governor Motohiko Saito’s regular press conference on Oct. 7, a step the governor said was taken for the smooth running of the…
Russia quarantines hospital as lab worker’s death puts nearly 200 under observation
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities said, and a hospital in the town of Shelekhov was placed under quarantine. Officia…
Mishustin takes part in Russian agro-industrial exhibition Golden Autumn 2026
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took part in the XXVIII Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn 2026” in Moscow on 7 October, according to the government press service. He was due to speak at the plenary session “Navigato…
Japan's Diet opens 69-day session with food tax cut, seat reduction in focus
Japan's 222nd extraordinary Diet session was convened on 5 October and is set to run 69 days to 12 December, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivering a policy speech the same day. The government's priority is a bill cutting the consump…
Russian anti-plague lab researcher dies; US and EU say they are monitoring
A 28-year-old female researcher at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Shelekhov, Russia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, the state agency Rospotrebnadzor said. About 200 people who may have had contact…
Tokushima assembly LDP faction moves to censure Governor Gotōda over remarks
The Liberal Democratic Party faction in the Tokushima prefectural assembly, the chamber’s largest, has moved to submit a censure motion against Governor Naozumi Gotōda, saying his remarks and conduct are a problem, and plans to put it to th…
Kremlin: Putin to hold series of international calls on his birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of international telephone calls on October 7, his birthday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are planned and the Kremlin will give details later. Kremlin aid…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
Park Jin-young says he did not know of 2 million won monthly payment; president apologizes
Park Jin-young, co-chair of the presidential Public Culture Exchange Committee and executive producer at JYP Entertainment, said he did not know he was receiving about 2 million won a month in duty expenses for a post described as unpaid. A…
Japan farm minister retracts budget-cut remarks, apologises, denies resignation
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana retracted and apologised on Oct 5 for remarks that he had “greatly cut” road budgets of municipalities whose mayors did not support him in the February lower house election. He denied lobbyi…
Obama to campaign in Detroit with El-Sayed on Oct. 24
Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Detroit on Oct. 24 with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and other Michigan candidates, the state party announced. The Hill and The Guardian report…