Malaysia’s Mediation Role Shows ASEAN Centrality

By Wan Muhammad Aslah Wan Razali KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s success in mediating the Cambodia–Thailand conflict underscored ASEAN’s central role in settling regional disputes without external interference, Professor Dr Farish A....

5 brutal takedowns of Donald Trump as he's mercilessly mocked on SNL - 'Daddy's home'

Saturday Night Live has officially returned for Season 51 and wasted no time delivering brutal takedowns of President Donald Trump throughout the episode, taking several swipes SNL mercilessly mocked Donald Trump during the Season 51 premiere SNL...

Bitcoin rises to a record as risk around US govt shutdown spurs rally

WASHINGTON – Bitcoin set another all-time high as a broader risk rally around the US government shutdown buoyed the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The token climbed just shy of $161,000 on Oct 5 in Asia, topping its previous record set on Aug 14,...

Understanding the certainties of China's high-quality development

The financial district of Pudong New Area. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] In today's world, where the global landscape faces turbulence and uncertainty, certainty has become a scarce resource. As President Xi Jinping has stressed, facing these...

Thank you, President Trump

Well, it’s not often we get to say this — in fact, it may be the first and last time — but thank you, President Donald J. Trump. No, not for wrecking international alliances, raising our taxes through tariffs, starting an international trade war,...

Somali President Pitches Investment Opportunities at US-Somalia Business Forum

MOGADISHU, Oct 5 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday addressed the Somalia-US Trade and Investment Forum held in Mogadishu, urging international partners to explore opportunities in Somalia’s growing market. In his keynote speech,...

Jack Ciattarelli’s October surprise | Sheneman cartoon

Jack Ciattarelli’s revelation that Mikie Sherrill refused to rat out her classmates may not be the October surprise he thinks it is. The governor’s race took another turn towards the ugly this week as Ciattarelli tried desperately to make hay of...

All you need to know about Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become Japan's first woman PM

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister. On Saturday, she was elected as the head of Japan's ruling conservative party after two rounds of voting by lawmakers and rank-and-file members. She beat four men to become the...

Cyprus ‘hopeful’ for implementation of Trump’s Gaza plan

“We hope for the implementation of Trump’s plan” for Gaza, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that Cyprus is doing everything possible in this direction. He said this plan “has the support of the international community, it has...

Czech Election Results: Babiš's Party Will Not Be Able To Create A Government On Its Own

Possible coalition partners will not be easy to find. The ANO movement of the country's former prime minister, billionaire and Eurosceptic Andrzej Babiš is leading in the elections of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house of parliament) in the...

From ritual wear to runway: Korea’s traditional hanbok is trending again thanks to Netflix

Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, Kim, 76, from Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, carefully ironed a red jeogori and black pants — a modernized hanbok her eldest daughter gifted her five years ago. She plans to wear it during the family’s...

CNN Brutally Fact Checks Scott Jennings for Pushing Trump’s Medicaid ‘Lie’

CNN’s Abby Phillip shut down conservative commentator Scott Jennings’ attempts to regurgitate President Donald Trump’s messaging around the government shutdown, telling him, “Scott, that’s a lie.” On CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five, the panel...

‘DENIED’: Trump-Appointed Judge Smacks Down Trump Troop Surge To US City

Trump-appointed Federal District Court Judge Karin Immergut blocked President Donald Trump’s troop deployment to Oregon, granting a temporary restraining order citing a potential “military intrusion into civilian affairs.” The State of Oregon...

Government shutdown blame game continues in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the government shutdown extends into its fourth day, both Republicans and Democrats are pointing fingers at each other over the cause. Republicans claim that Democrats are advocating for taxpayer-funded health care for...

Newly Elected LDP President Takaichi Faces Diplomatic Test Balancing Relations with China, South Korea

The Yomiuri Shimbun Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president, poses for a photo on the party leader seat at the LDP headquarters on Saturday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:07 JST, October 5, 2025 The Liberal Democratic Party’s...

Denton County LDS community mourns the passing of Church president

Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died peacefully at his home on Sept. 27. He was 101 years old, making him the oldest president in the history of the Church. Nelson is survived by his wife,...

Federal Judge in Houston Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s National Guard Deployment to Portland

In a significant judicial development, a federal judge in Houston, United States, has issued a temporary injunction halting the Trump administration’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. This ruling, delivered by US District...

Not All Payers: Is Connecticut’s massive trove of healthcare data useful?

Since passage of the state budget in 2013, the State of Connecticut has been collecting health data under a program called the All Payer Claims Database (APCD), a massive compendium of medical claims and costs meant to allow consumers, hospitals,...

Cabinet ministers snub Senate, Question Time abandoned

By Anna Chibamu Senate business was disrupted Thursday after cabinet ministers failed to turn up for the weekly Question and Answer session, with only one deputy minister present in the chamber. According to Senate Standing Orders, ministers are...

Iyaloja-general at Oba of Benin’s palace

The earliest example of personal rule gone awry in the world was given in the biblical account of Eli, the prophet. Personal rule has become prevalent in Africa and other Third World countries. In the account, Eli was High Priest and Judge of...