BREAKING NEWS
Zelensky seeks fresh backing from Trump as Ukraine braces for a hard winter
Aid calculus, battlefield pressure Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is making an unusual pitch this week: a direct appeal to Donald
Sri Lanka to Require Online Travel Permit for All Short-Stay Visitors from October 15
Sri Lanka has announced that all short-stay travelers—including Bangladeshi citizens—will need to secure an *Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)* before entering
KYLIE JENNER REVIVES ‘KING KYLIE’ WITH POP DEBUT ‘FOURTH STRIKE’
A decade-long tease finally turns into an official single Kylie Jenner has released “Fourth Strike,” her first credited single, reuniting
A HOKKAIDO LIBRARY’S BULLETIN BOARD TURNS INTO A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A small-town Q&A for teens becomes a cultural touchstone In Shari, a Hokkaido seaside town, a library’s simple idea—invite teenagers
US CLEAN-ENERGY PULLBACK COULD ADD 3B TONS OF EMISSIONS BY 2050
Model shows coal and gas higher, wind lower under policy shift A new DNV outlook suggests U.S. power-sector emissions will
WAYMO LINES UP LONDON AS ITS FIRST OVERSEAS ROBOTAXI SERVICE
UK green lights limited self-driving pilots from 2026 Waymo says it plans to launch robotaxi rides in London next year,
GLOBAL MARKETS CLIMB AS RATE-CUT HOPES OUTWEIGH TRADE JITTERS
Stocks rally in Europe and Asia after choppy Wall Street session European and Asian stocks advanced as investors bet central
James Norton to play Beatles manager Brian Epstein in Sam Mendes’ four-film biopic project
Casting news and the plan ahead British actor James Norton will portray Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ pioneering manager, in director
Tourist-favorite Okinawa water buffalo carts adopt tap-to-pay
Tradition meets touchless On remote islets in Okinawa, Japan, visitors often cross shallow sea between Iriomote and Yubu while seated
California offshore drilling fight reignites as Trump officials back company after massive spill
Regulatory clash and legal risks A decade after a ruptured pipeline fouled 150 miles of California coastline, a revived bid



















