Nihon Hidankyo: Japan anti-nuke group wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo is the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to achieve a world free from nuclear weapons. The Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki — also known as the Hibakusha — has
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 20 miners in restive Balochistan
The attackers stormed a coal mine and rounded up workers before opening fire, police said. Separatist movements have been active in the restive Balochistan province accusing the authorities of exploiting its resources. Gunmen killed 20 miners and injured seven others
New Zealand: Minister slams misogynistic ‘armchair admirals’
After a New Zealand navy vessel struck a reef and sunk, some
South Africa’s Ramaphosa won’t face ‘Farmgate’ charges
The criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa, involving the theft of US
Germany: Police shoot man in western city of Krefeld
The suspect was shot in a cinema foyer after reportedly leaving a
Politics
German inflation dips to lowest in more than 3 years
The inflation rate for September in Germany has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years. The price of energy, in particular,
US condemns China’s ‘dangerous’ South China Sea activities
Blinken told the ASEAN leaders that the US will “continue to support freedom of navigation” in the Indo-Pacific. The Philippines has used the summit
Taiwan’s President Lai vows to preserve ‘sovereignty’
President Lai Ching-te took office in May, continuing the eight-year rule of the Democratic Progressive Party that rejects Beijing’s stance that Taiwan is a
Business
Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy to meet Trump in New York
The former US president and Republican candidate has previously described US military aid to Ukraine as a waste of money. The US Republican candidate for president Donald Trump said he would meet Ukrainian President
Sport
Culture
Nobel Prize for literature awarded to Han Kang
The Nobel Prize is considered the world’s most prestigious award for writing. Kang is the first Asian woman to win the award. Han Kang
Germany: Oktoberfest wraps in Munich, 7 million liters later
Roughly 6.7 million people flocked to Oktoberfest in Munich in recent weeks, consuming 7 million 1-liter mugs of beer. Both police and ambulance services
James Earl Jones: Darth Vader and Mufasa voice actor dies
The actor passed away at 93, and the cause of death is still unclear. In addition to voice acting in “Star Wars” and “The
Egyptian scientist starts petition to return Nefertiti bust
The pharaonic bust of Queen Nefertiti was uncovered in 1912 by a German team and then shipped to Berlin. A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has
Society
Ryanair slashes German services, complains about taxes, fees
Low-cost airline Ryanair is stopping all flights to three minor German airports and also cutting its operations in Hamburg by more than half. It blamed the government in Berlin for high taxes
UNICEF: Over 370 million girls have faced sexual violence
The issue of sexual violence cuts across geographic, economic, and cultural boundaries, a new UNICEF report has found. If verbal and online abuse are taken into account, the number rises to 650
India: Industry leader Ratan Tata dies aged 86
The former chairman of Tata Group, credited with transforming the company into one of the world’s largest conglomerates, has passed away in Mumbai. Ratan Tata, the former chairman of India’s sprawling Tata Group