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Bottled drinks by Eastroc Beverage with images of French soccer player Kylian Mbappe are displayed on a shelf at a store, in Beijing, China October 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Mbappe's Mao remarks expose costs of crossing China's red lines

The speed of the fallout will be familiar to companies, brands and celebrities with exposure to China.

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Sri Lanka rescues 40 Iranian sailors, spokesman says

A person works on their laptop at a cafe in London, Britain, October 21, 2026. Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming languages on the web. Photo: Reuters

Asian governments step up cyber defences after PHP flaw

After months of fires in Indonesia that have caused thick regional haze, attention is turning to whether companies can be held accountable for the blazes and resulting air pollution. Photo: Collected

Focus turns to firms as Indonesia fire haze worsens

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets Pakistan's Chief of the Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters

As Munir's military takes on Gulf role, Pakistan's parliament is not involved

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Myanmar military airstrikes on Rakhine displacement camps kill eight, rebel group says

People wade through a flooded area during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2026

Thailand declares two-day civil service holiday amid floods, could affect court ruling

Rescue members and navy personnel dive to recover victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Indonesia, 23 September, 2026.

Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 as search continues for 109 missing passengers

Khim, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, shows footage she recorded during the evacuation a day after a shooting at the school, during an interview with Reuters in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand, today. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

Saudi Arabia map. Photo: AI genarated

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat

Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, 4 August 2026.Photo: Reuters

South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

Employees stand in front of electronic boards as they work a late-night shift in preparation for the launch of South Korea's 24-hour won-dollar trading market from 6 July, at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, 16 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea

hilippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers the opening statement during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia hosts security gathering amid Middle East turmoil