Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Asia Sri Lanka Israeli citizens visiting Sri Lanka, whether for tourism or other reasons, can now directly request assistance to ensure personal protection, according to a new telephone number provided by the Sri Lankan police
Asia Yemen Yemen's Houthis claimed that the US and UK conducted joint airstrikes on Al Hudaydah airport, which served domestic and international traffic but has been inactive since 2014
Europe Sweden In a series of articles published on 'Aftonbladet', the Swedish Democrats, who support the right-wing government, accused the Swedish Committee to Combat Anti-Semitism, which systematically points out its regular slip-ups, of being a political actor
Africa Angola The country is expected to overtake Kenya as the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa by 2025, thanks to improved production and oil prices, according to the latest forecast by the International Monetary Fund
Europe Belarus The country is ready to become an active member of the BRICS, said President Lukashenko during the first plenary session of the 16th BRICS Plus Summit held in Russia
Africa Benin Benin has joined six other African countries contributing to the African Development Fund, pledging USD 2 million; an estimated 74 million people have benefited from the fund through improved agriculture
Oceania Samoa The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Samoa today and tomorrow with the participation of the leaders of all the 56 countries that form the association
Asia Qatar Qatar Airways launched the world's first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 aircraft, which took off with passengers on board, from London to Doha, complete with free high-speed Internet access
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Railway Corp. losses are expected to reach NT$7,4 billion ($230,73 million) this year and NT$8,7 billion next year; former Taiwan Railways Administration, officially reorganised as a state-owned enterprise this 1st Jan, is still operating at a loss
Africa Mozambique The independent presidential candidate in Mozambique, Venancio Mondlane, has called for a national demonstration on Monday 29 October to protest the partial results of the general elections on 9 October
Europe Slovenia Parliamentary parties cancelled consultative referendum on a second unit of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant scheduled for 24 November after a wiretap showed collusion between the two major parties to circumvent legal doubts on the referendum question
Africa Seychelles The primary school of Grand Anse Mahe reopened, on the occasion of Library Week, its newly renovated library after a four-year hiatus
Europe Czech Republic Animal rights group 'We Don't Eat Animals' published footage of violent and perpetrated abuse on animals at twelve cattle farms, claiming employees that beating and mistreating of animals is a widespread practice