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A midnight tremor in Chiba, felt across the Kanto plain

29 October 2026 · Natural Disasters · Asia-Pacific

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, 29 October 2026, an earthquake centred in northeastern Chiba Prefecture shook Tokyo and nearby prefectures, waking residents, rattling buildings and prompting a familiar round of checks across one of the world's most earthquake-prepared regions

Russia launches year's largest attack on Ukraine's energy grid

8 November 2026 · War & Conflict

Russia launched the largest attack on Ukraine's energy system this year overnight on 2–3 November, firing 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles at power facilities in nine to ten regions, Ukrainian officials said.

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Ukraine and Russia to hold US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November

8 November 2026 · Politics · Europe

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials have set out new details of trilateral negotiations due to take place on 10 and 11 November in Abu Dhabi, in the first working-level talks between Kyiv and Moscow mediated by Washington.

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War & Conflict

Death toll from Russian strike on aid centre in Komyshuvakha rises to 53

8 November 2026 · War & Conflict · Europe

The death toll from a Russian air strike on a school used as an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 53, the regional governor said on 6 November, five days after the attack.

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Economy

South Korean business confidence reaches its highest level in more than four years

29 October 2026 · Economy · Asia-Pacific

South Korean business sentiment rose to its highest level in more than four years in October, according to a central bank survey. The Composite Business Sentiment Index, known as CBSI, for all industries stood at 104.2 in October, up 5.1 points from the previous month, according

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Natural Disasters

A midnight tremor in Chiba, felt across the Kanto plain

29 October 2026 · Natural Disasters · Asia-Pacific

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, 29 October 2026, an earthquake centred in northeastern Chiba Prefecture shook Tokyo and nearby prefectures, waking residents, rattling buildings and prompting a familiar round of checks across one of the world's most earthquake-prepared regions

Real photo — Map: Japan Meteorological Agency via The Japan Times

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