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1. Trump calls Thailand and Cambodia after new clashes upend his ceasefire deal

   US President Donald Trump called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to bolster the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbours, the White House said. Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on October 26 during a tour of Asia, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Prize. But...

2. Anthropic warns of first reported AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China

   A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion. The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted a cyber operation that its researchers linked to the Chinese government. The operation involved the use of an artificial intelligence system to direct the hacking campaigns,...

3. Nexperia civil war erupts as Chinese and Dutch arms trade blows

   The crisis surrounding the chipmaker Nexperia erupted into a war of words on Friday, with the company’s Chinese and Dutch arms trading barbs, while Beijing slammed the Dutch minister involved. The fiery exchange, which took place over several hours late on Friday evening, will raise tensions ahead of crunch government talks in the Chinese capital next week aimed at resolving the future of the...

4. Beijing warns Japan after PM’s Taiwan comments fuel concerns of nuclear shift

   Beijing on Friday voiced deep concern and issued a stern warning to Tokyo against shifting its non-nuclear policy, after comments by Japan’s prime minister about Taiwan sharply escalated tensions between the two countries. Sanae Takaichi, who took office on October 21, has been considering revising Japan’s long-standing non-nuclear weapons principles, Japanese media reported on Friday citing...

5. Several killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians

   Several people were killed and others injured when a bus rammed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm during Friday’s afternoon rush hour, police said. Shortly after the crash, images in Swedish media showed a swarm of police, ambulances and emergency vehicles at the scene, with rescue crews crouched down along the underside of the double-decker bus, appearing to help people trapped...

6. Trump demands probe of Epstein ties to Bill Clinton, amid scrutiny of own role

   US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was asking the Department of Justice to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ties with JPMorgan and several prominent Democratic figures, including former US president Bill Clinton. The request comes after a congressional committee released thousands of documents that raised new questions about Trump’s relationship with the convicted sex...

7. US and Switzerland agree to cut tariffs, easing trade tensions

   The United States and Switzerland are set to unveil details of a trade pact on Friday, with both sides reaching an agreement to sharply lower tariffs recently imposed by US President Donald Trump, officials said. The progress was announced a day after talks in Washington, as the Alpine nation’s economy minister Guy Parmelin visited in hopes of easing steep duties the Trump administration rolled...

8. Trump administration scraps Biden’s airline compensation plan

   US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when US flight disruptions are caused by carriers. In December 2024, the US Transportation Department (DOT) under then-president Joe Biden sought public comment on writing rules to require airlines to pay US$200 to US$300 for...

9. China sellers brace as EU moves to tighten rules on low-value parcels, as US did

   Three years into the cross-border e-commerce trade, Shenzhen-based seller Xiong Hao is grappling with the fallout from Washington’s decision to scrap duty-free treatment for small parcels – and now the European Union looks to deliver the next blow. “It’s getting harder and harder in the current environment,” said Xiong, who deals in toys and household goods. “Even though small parcels are...

10. ‘I saw her die before my eyes’: Namewee breaks silence on Iris Hsieh’s death

    Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Namewee says he did everything he could to save Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh, but to no avail. “I saw a human being die before my eyes for the first time. “I did everything I could to save her but nothing could be done. This image will remain in my mind forever,” Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, said in a Facebook post on Friday. This was his first...