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Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC

Japan, which hosts roughly 60,000 U.S. service members and depends on Washington for its security, will need to walk a fine line as it pushes back.

US says China's maritime actions off Taiwan 'deeply destabilising'

"By asserting authorities around maritime areas that Taiwan has peacefully administered for over 70 years, China only exacerbates tensions and undermines the peaceful resolution of issues that it claims to seek," a US State Department spokesperson said.

Genevieve Lee kneads up new ideas as bakery consultant for Cloudmills in Orchard

After Sourbombe and Shio & Sato, Lee is back with Cloud Restaurant Group's new bakery concept.

Tasting menus below $100 per person: How restaurants are putting affordable luxury on the menu

Fine-dining chefs are making their creations more accessible through cheaper menus and casual concepts.

One man’s journey to medicine: He pivoted from architecture to nursing to medicine

Danial Sukari is 29 and older than his classmates but he sees his nursing experience as an asset.

BREAKING NEWS: Kansai Electric restarts reactor at Mihama nuclear plant in central Japan

China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports

The "shared understanding" would "moderate" China's export of the cars to the EU, and would cut the imports of several million cars over four years.

Commentary: Rules preventing public servants’ misuse of confidential information must be stricter

Amid checks on whether public servants used insider information for personal benefit, it should be stressed that no illegality has yet been uncovered. But the idea that it might have taken place unbeknown to anyone is galling, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Allegheny County

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Oct. 10.

Record 20 Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on headquarters in Donetsk, monitors say

According to Mediazona, 18 of the Russian officers died immediately in the missile strike, while two succumbed to their injuries.

Number injured in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia rises to 23

Acting regional head Mykhailo Semikin has reported that 23 people are receiving medical treatment following Russian strikes across Zaporizhzhia.

Jonathan Groff has found it "incredibly liberating" wearing a dress on stage

The 41-year-old actor is currently starring in the Royal Shakespeare Company's all-male production of As You Like It as Rosalind, who is the heroine disguising herself as a male shepherd called Ganymede.

Author Catherine Chidgey confronts culture's 'poisonous' obsession with female thinness

The acclaimed New Zealand author's tenth novel explores the pervasive and enduring body-size pressure on women and girls.

Dansey Rd crash that killed Sakura Hall: Rotorua court summary details cannabis and sunstrike

His blood THC level was four times the high-risk threshold.

Letters: The billion-dollar question over morality; drug-testing beneficiaries; airfare refunds

OPINION: Success should be celebrated, but so should those who support democracy

El Niño 2026: What growers need to know this season

OPINION: Forecaster says growers should prepare for a season of more weather variability.

Zespri considers China Supply model as Chinese G3 challenges NZ kiwifruit

Zespri is weighing late-season upgrades and a China supply model.

Flávio Bolsonaro, scion of a Brazilian political dynasty now eyeing victory

The imprisoned former president’s son is the favourite to defeat Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the October 25 run-off