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Taiwan reports 12 PLA aircraft, 8 naval vessels near its territory

Earlier on October 4, Taiwan's President William Lai stated that the People's Republic of China (PRC) cannot be considered the "Motherland" of the people of Taiwan

British Foreign Secretary Lammy likely to visit China in bid to reset ties

Lammy, who has vowed to overhaul Britain's ties with China, will meet Chinese officials in Beijing and representatives of British firms in Shanghai

Singapore keeps monetary policy unchanged as inflation risks linger

Federal Reserve last month delivered a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction, while the European Central Bank is tipped to cut rates next week for the third time this year

China's finance ministry to detail fiscal policy for economy boost on Sat

China plans to issue special bonds worth about 2 trillion yuan ($283.43 billion) to support household consumption and help local governments tackle their debt problems

Israel vows to hunt every terrorist, says October 7 will never happen again

About 2,500 terrorists breached the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip, leading to casualties and the seizure of hostages

Decarbonisation of world economy progressing far too slowly: Fitch

They said one of the reasons for emerging markets poor performance was underinvestment in clean energy projects, especially in emerging markets excluding China

Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, says IEA

It said the increase is equivalent to the current power capacity of China, European Union, India and the United States combined, but not enough to meet a target set at the COP28 UN climate conference

Global emissions likely have peaked as renewable sources take hold

The cost of deploying solar panels and battery technology is due to drop by 19 per cent by 2030, helping deliver record amounts of low carbon power

TSMC's Q3 revenue easily beats market forecast amid rising AI demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has been at the forefront of the march towards AI

Trump slams China trade practices, gets 'God Bless US' Bibles printed there

The Bibles are sold exclusively through a website that states it is not affiliated with any political campaign nor is it owned or controlled by Trump

US considering potential divestment of business in Google's antitrust case

Google said it faces robust competition from Amazon and other sites where users go directly to search for goods or services, and that users can choose other search engines as their default

Boeing halts talks, withdraws pay offer to striking 33,000 factory workers

The striking union of its West Coast factory workers is seeking a 40 per cent pay rise over four years and the restoration of a defined-benefit pension that was taken away in the contract a decade ago

Early voting begins in Arizona, drawing visits from presidential campaigns

The start of in-person voting in the closely contested state also is drawing the presidential tickets, with both campaigns scheduling visits there this week

Earth might warm by 2C or 5.5C, narrowing it would just be a distraction

Measuring long-term climate sensitivity is central to future predictions, but we are already seeing the effects of warming across the world with extremes in weather, even at the low end of the range

N Korea vows to block border with S Korea and boost front-line defence

S Korean officials earlier said North Korea had already been adding anti-tank barriers and reinforcing roads on its side of the border since April in a likely attempt to boost its front-line security

Time to evacuate running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction

Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

Israeli military said it sent more ground troops into southern Lebanon and that a senior Hezbollah commander was killed

OpenAI fires back at Elon Musk over 'altruism versus greed' lawsuit

Not quite two months after he abandoned his first suit against OpenAI, Musk filed a complaint in August claiming that co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman manipulated him

Citi pushes back on NY's online fraud lawsuit, says we're not 'bad guys'

New York's lawsuit comes as consumers are losing billions to financial fraud to scammers using more advanced tools

Partners Group-backed KinderCare prices US IPO in range to raise $576 mn

Oregon-based KinderCare, one of the largest providers of early childhood education centers in the US, operates more than 1,500 centers with a capacity of more than 200,000 children