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EU Has a €90 Billion Ukraine Plan — But Brussels Says the Money Still Isn’t Enough

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Hagonoy Residents Wade Through Nearly 4 Feet of Floodwater to Protest—But Their Real Message Goes Beyond the Flood

Asia

The Great Lakes Built a $376 Billion Trade Lifeline — Trump’s Tariffs Are Now Putting It Under Pressure

Asia

$30,000 Now Gets You a 12-Year-Old Toyota With 90,000 Miles — The Used-Car Market Has Changed

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Aboitiz Gets More Time at Cebu Airport as MCIA Growth Cuts Infrastructure Losses — But the Bigger Expansion Is Still Coming

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US Clears $2.7 Billion Ukraine Air Defense Deal — But One Crucial Step Remains

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Pfizer Deal Reveals Revenue-Sharing Provision in Trump Drug-Pricing Agreement

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Turkey Detains More Finance Executives as Investment-Fund Crisis Widens

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CPA Chief Fights Back Against Ombudsman Suspension—Now He Says the Order Got Key Facts Wrong

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Lacson Fires Back at Cayetanos’ ‘Selective Justice’ Claim—But the Taguig Probe Is Getting Bigger

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Third Person Dies in Germany Malaria Outbreak Linked to Frankfurt Airport

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Loro Piana Highlights Baby Cashmere and Transitional Layers for Autumn

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Japan’s HIV/AIDS Reports Fell 10% in 2025 — But Nearly 3 in 10 Were Diagnosed Only After AIDS Developed

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A Netflix Hit Is Now Entering Dutch Classrooms — And Teachers Are Asking Teenagers One Uncomfortable Question

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Baron Geisler, Nabigla sa Video Call ng “Fan”—Pero ang Sumunod, Naglantad ng Kakaibang Online Scam

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Kit Chan Sings ‘Emerald Hill’ Hit to 7,500 Fans — Then Jeanette Aw Appears on the Big Screen

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Norway Reveals King Harald’s Final Resting Place—And the CO₂-Absorbing Sarcophagus Carries a Message for Future Generations

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Investors Are Desperate for Long-Term Corporate Bonds — But Companies Are Suddenly Refusing to Sell Them

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Smart’s New LiveSmart App Promises More Savings — But the Real Surprise Goes Beyond Load and Bills

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SMC Tollways Profit Climbs to P5.1 Billion Despite Softer Traffic

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The Treasury Basis Trade Is Under Pressure as Hedge Fund Leverage Reshapes the Bond Market

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How Pusula and Tera Triggered Turkey’s Investment Fund Panic

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SiPons Open Asian Games Campaign With a Bang—But the Real Test Is Coming Next

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Japan Gets the Asian Games’ First Gold—Then Takumi Hojo Reveals What Powered His Stunning Finish

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Two Years After War Halted It, This Palestinian Village Heard the Hooves Again — Here’s Why It Matters

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UP’s New Weapons Are Already Making Noise—Veejay Pre and James Payosing Just Changed the Maroons’ Game

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Liam Rosenior Beats Strasbourg — Then His Celebration Sparks Chaos After the Final Whistle

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1.2 Million Devotees Flood Naga for Peñafrancia—Then the Procession Ended in a Remarkably Peaceful Return

Philippines

Ayala Land Is Turning 290 Hectares in Tarlac Into a New Economic Hub—And the Biggest Shift Is Already Underway

Philippines

More Than 35 Tons of Trash Pulled From Central Visayas Shores—But the Cleanup Revealed a Bigger Problem

Philippines

Filipinos Keep Giving—So Why Are Social Service Groups Still Struggling to Pay the Bills?

Philippines

South Cotabato Town Suspends Classes After School Shooting—Now Officials Are Calling a Crucial Safety Meeting

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Joo Chiat Is Going Car-Free — But What’s Taking Over the Streets on Oct 3?

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She Survived a Terrifying Heart Procedure — Then She Started Helping Other Cardiac Patients Heal Together

Singapore

AI Regulation Is No Longer Just a Debate — These New Rules Could Change How AI Works

Singapore

Tommy Koh Reveals Why Singapore Won’t Simply Pick a Side in the US-China Rivalry — And What Comes Next

Singapore

Singapore-UAE Team Finally Cracks the Code: What Happened on Italy’s Imola Circuit Changed the Race

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Taiwan

TAIEX Reclaims 47,000 — But Can Taipei Keep the Volume?

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Taiwan’s Highest ATM Now in Service at 2,240 Meters — And It Comes With an Apple-Shaped Sign

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Taiwan Steps Up North America Tourism Push as Taipei Targets More Long-Haul Visitors

Taiwan

Cathay Financial Turns to AI to Transform Taiwan’s Wealth Management Market

Taiwan

Taiwan Labor Minister to Attend China APEC Meeting as ‘Chinese Taipei’ Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

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Thailand

EU FTA Could Push Thai Growth Above 3% — So Why Is Sept 28 Still Make-or-Break?

Thailand

Thailand Doubles Household Solar Target to 10GW — And the Next Move Could Change How Millions Get Their Power

Thailand

Australian Man Pleads Not Guilty in Thailand Suitcase Murder Case — What Happened Inside the Pattaya Apartment?

Thailand

Bangkok’s SET Is Eyeing 1,600 — But Banks and DELTA Still Have to Deliver

Thailand

Thailand Vow to Maintain Intensity Against Hong Kong at Asian Games

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Malaysia

Anthony Loke Quits Over Najib’s House Arrest — But DAP’s Next Move Could Change Malaysia’s Political Equation

Malaysia

TMK Is Paying RM939.9Mil for CCM — So Why Is 1Q2027 Still the Real Gate?

Malaysia

AirAsia Faces a Financial Storm as Fuel Costs Soar — Then Tony Fernandes Reveals What Comes Next

Malaysia

Najib Razak Can Leave Prison — But His Legal Battle Is Far From Over

Malaysia

Malaysia Says Fuel Supplies Are Secured Through December — But the Bigger Energy Risk Is Still Ahead

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Indonesia Extends Search for 126 Missing After Ferry Disaster — Then Divers Found Something Inside the Wreck

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Haze Is Back After a Decade — And the Real Problem May Be What Happens Before the Fires Start

Indonesia

Suahasil Kept the 2.85% Deficit — So Why Are Markets Still Watching Jakarta?

Indonesia

Indonesia Ferry Disaster: 3 More Bodies Found as Divers Enter Wreck — 126 Still Missing

Indonesia

Ultrajaya Wants All of Frisian Flag Indonesia for Rp14.57T — So Who Ends Up in Control?

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Japan

Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally: Philippines Finally Breaks Through—But Look Who’s Already on Top

Japan

Japan Just Put S$3.5 Million Behind Solomon Islands’ 2028 Elections — But the Bigger Story Is What Comes Next

Japan

Japan Raises Rates to a 31-Year High — So Why Did the Yen Suddenly Sink?

Japan

Asian Games 2026 Chaos Deepens as Athletes Cry Foul—And the Problems Go Far Beyond Tiny Beds

Japan

Elreen Ando Wants More Than Bronze at Asian Games 2026—But a Tougher Weight Class Awaits

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Hong Kong

HSBC Cuts $38,000 School-Fee Perk for New Hong Kong Bankers as Cost-Cutting Drive Deepens

Hong Kong

Hang Seng Climbed — So Why Did Hang Seng Tech Still Sell Off?

Hong Kong

From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong’s Action Heroines Leave a Lasting Legacy

Hong Kong

Revamped Huanggang Port Could Open on October 12 Under New Joint Clearance System

Hong Kong

YDC 2026 Showcases Hong Kong’s Emerging Fashion Designers

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Vietnam

Vanguard Eyes $2.5B in Vietnam — So Why Is FTSE Still the Real Catalyst?

Vietnam

Why Vietnam’s VN-Index Is Surging — And Why FTSE’s Upgrade Is the Real Story

Vietnam

UK Eyes Role in Vietnam’s Infrastructure Boom as Metro Expansion Accelerates

Vietnam

Vietnam Is Lining Up 29 U.S. Deals With SpaceX, Chevron and More — But Many May Not Be Binding

Vietnam

Vietnam Hasn’t Sold a Sovereign Dollar Bond Since 2014 — Now It May Borrow US$1 Billion, but the Price Could Hit 7%

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South Korea

Foreigners Bought Seoul After a Selling Streak — So Why Did Retail Dump ₩3.59T?

South Korea

Lee Put $350B US Investment on Hold — So Why Is “Commercial Reasonableness” the Blocker?

South Korea

SK hynix’s Solidigm Eyes First U.S. NAND Factory — And New York Could Be Next in Line

South Korea

Lisa Says Her New ‘PRESS PLAY’ EP Is “Like a Movie” — But What’s Hidden in Track 4?

South Korea

Why Seoul’s Chip Rally Has Legs — And Why the Won Still Slipped

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United States

Mamdani Administration Builds Data-Driven Consumer Watchdog to Scrutinize Tech Companies

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Trump Cuts Camp David Weekend Short and Rushes Back to White House—What Triggered the Sudden Move?

United States

Trump’s Greenland Gamble Takes a New Turn as Denmark Backs “Binding” Security Deal — But One Crucial Detail Remains Unclear

United States

US-China Talks Open in New York — But Tariffs, AI and Iran Could Decide What Happens Next

United States

White House Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters — Then Trump Hints More Media Outlets Could Follow

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China

China Rejects the AI Slowdown: Huawei Urges Labs to Accelerate as U.S. Giants Debate Safety

China

U.S. and China Meet in New York With AI, Tariffs and Iran on the Table—But the Real Test Comes Thursday

China

China’s Police Tech Boom Is Turning Sci-Fi Into Reality — But What Happens When the Machines Start Watching?

China

Major U.S. Airlines Move Against Air China’s Extra U.S. Flights — The Russian Airspace Dispute Behind the Fight

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