Australia: ‘Very popular’: Albanese’s glow sends an important message to China\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Cambodia: Cambodia and Thailand push for peace as JBC and GBC meetings enter critical stage\u00a0<\/a><\/span> China: China agrees to crisis talks in Brussels as rare earth and Nexperia sagas boil over\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Fiji: Deputy PM Kamikamica resigns from Cabinet, ministerial position\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Indonesia: Prabowo\u2019s first year shows steep human rights decline\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Japan: Season’s first outbreak of bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Hokkaido\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Japan: What to expect for Japan\u2019s economy under leader Takaichi\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Laos: Laos to Upgrade National Road No. 9 in Savannakhet, Connecting Laos, Thailand, Vietnam<\/a><\/span> Mongolia: Mongolia’s Political Crisis Is a Silent Bid for Presidential Power\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Myanmar: Junta airstrikes kill dozens over 20 day span in Northern Shan\u00a0<\/a><\/span> North Korea: North Korea fires \u2018several\u2019 short-range missiles, first test in five months\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Solomon Islands: Commerce Ministry develops employment information system\u00a0<\/a><\/span> South Korea: India, S. Korea hold first-ever joint naval exercise\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Taiwan: U.S. Senate committee passes 4 Taiwan-related bills\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Thailand: Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Timor-Leste: East Timor\u2019s ASEAN membership a win for Asia\u2019s youngest nation\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Croatia: Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war<\/a><\/span> European Union: EU adopts new sanctions against Russia<\/a><\/span> France: French offshore wind sector impacted by government crisis<\/a><\/span> France, Spain: France and Spain back 2035 diesel and petrol car ban, letter reveals<\/a><\/span> Germany: German police seize fake Picassos in multi-million euro forgery raid<\/a><\/span> Lithuania: Russian aircraft cross into Lithuanian airspace as Brussels debates defense<\/a><\/span> Netherlands: Netherlands-China chip war terrifies European car industry<\/a><\/span> Spain: Spain revives EU daylight savings debate<\/a><\/span> Ukraine, Sweden: Ukraine and Sweden sign a long-term deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets for Kyiv<\/a><\/span> Vatican City: King and Pope make history by praying side by side<\/a><\/span> Tunisia: General strike shuts down Tunisia\u2019s Gabes over pollution crisis\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Israel: Israel\u2019s Netanyahu fires national security chief Tzachi Hanegbi\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Israel: Netanyahu, Vance reject idea Israel is US \u2018client state,\u2019 vow partnership on \u2018tough\u2019 Gaza plan\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Israel: Trump dismisses bid by some Israeli lawmakers to annex West Bank\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Morocco: Morocco look to build on first U20 World Cup title\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Africa: Attacks in Lake Chad Basin Show Boko Haram on the Rise Again\u00a0<\/a><\/span> DRC: IS-Affiliated Group in Eastern DRC Leverages Chaos to Expand Operations\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Ivory Coast: In Abidjan\u2019s Yopougon district, residents want \u2018peace\u2019 above all else\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Kenya: Kenyan Police Rescue Citizens Bound For Russian Battlefield\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Liberia: Liberia’s Mineral Resources Attract U.S. Interest\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Madagascar: Madagascar’s President Names Civilian PM After Military Takeover\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Mozambique: Police Officers Missing Following Terrorist Attack\u00a0<\/a><\/span> South Africa: South Africa Envoy Pick Echoes Claims of White Persecution<\/a><\/span> Uganda: In a Trump-like deal, Netherlands eyes to start deporting migrants to Uganda from next year<\/a><\/span> Zambia: China\u2019s BRI Revealed as Economic, Environmental Threat<\/a><\/span> Afghanistan: Pakistan and the Taliban\u2019s uneasy peace<\/a><\/span> Pakistan: Dar hails visit of Polish counterpart as \u2018significant\u2019, says two sides agreed to expand bilateral cooperation\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Tajikistan: Taliban governor meets with head of KSA in Dushanbe\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Uzbekistan: Uzbek Geneticists Discover Mutations Previously Unknown to Global Science\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan\u2019s Foreign Trade Reaches Nearly $60 Billion in First Nine Months of 2025\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Belize: Agreement to Host Refugees Seeking Asylum in the United States<\/a><\/span> Bolivia: President Election ends with the Victory of Rodrigo Paz, the First Conservative Leader in Decades<\/a><\/span> Brazil: Oil Firm Receives License to Expand Operation into the Amazon<\/a><\/span> Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on ‘drug sub’ in Caribbean<\/a><\/span> Ecuador: Ecuador’s president says he was target of foiled chocolate and jam poisoning<\/a><\/span> Mexico: Punches and slaps: Mexican Senate debate ends in brawl<\/a><\/span> Peru: Police fire tear gas at protesters in Peru<\/a><\/span> The SHU World Review is produced by the Student Research Assistants of the <\/span><\/span>DiploLab<\/span><\/span><\/a> at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. 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\nSBS News (Australia)\u00a0<\/em>
\nBilateral talks between Australia and the United States are the domestic focus today, but they are also a significant step in the process of shoring up friendships as US President Donald Trump prepares for another one-on-one meeting. A deal struck in Washington to\u202frival China’s critical minerals dominance\u202fand the full-throated support for the AUKUS submarines, commissioned to counter China’s military build-up, will not be lost on the Chinese president.<\/p>\n
\nKhmer Times (Cambodia)\u00a0<\/em>
\nSoutheast Asian neighbors accelerate diplomatic- and military-level discussions to resolve their longstanding border dispute. The meetings of the Joint Boundary Commission in Chanthaburi and the General Border Committee Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur are taking place simultaneously, ahead of a potential peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand later this month.<\/p>\n
\nSouth China Morning Post (Hong Kong)\u00a0<\/em>
\nEU trade chief to meet Chinese counterpart to find \u2018urgent solutions\u2019 to China\u2019s tightening of its restrictions on rare earth exports.<\/p>\n
\nFiji Sun (Fiji)\u00a0<\/em>
\nDeputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has resigned from Cabinet and his ministerial position. Mr Kamikamica informed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka of his decision to step down and is expected to return to Fiji tomorrow. His final day serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister will be tomorrow, October 22. He will continue to serve as a Member of Parliament, focusing on clearing his name following charges laid against him by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC).<\/p>\n
\nThe Jakarta Post (Indonesia)\u00a0<\/em>
\nWhile the President has touted short-term economic achievements, Amnesty said the administration has caused a \u201cmassive erosion of human rights\u201d through populist policies that exclude public participation.<\/p>\n
\nNHK World (Japan)\u00a0<\/em>
\nJapanese authorities have confirmed the season’s first outbreak of avian influenza at a poultry farm in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. Workers at a farm in Shiraoi Town found several dead chickens on Tuesday. Preliminary testing detected bird flu virus. The prefectural government convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning, with Governor Suzuki Naomichi in attendance.<\/p>\n
\nThe Asahi Shimbun (Japan)\u00a0<\/em>
\nShare prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative lawmaker\u202fSanae Takaichi,\u202fwho was\u202fchosen\u202fas Japan\u2019s first female prime minister, will double down on market friendly policies, including hefty spending on defense and cheap credit.<\/p>\n
\nLaotian Times (Laos)\u00a0<\/em>
\nLaos is set to upgrade National Road No. 9 in Savannakhet Province, a key route connecting Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The signing ceremony for the rehabilitation and maintenance projects took place on 20 October. The project aims to improve road safety, durability, and regional connectivity, covering a 233-kilometers stretch from Dinosaur Roundabout in Kaysone Phomvihane City to the Laos-Vietnam border in Xepon district.<\/p>\n
\nMongolia Weekly (Mongolia)\u00a0<\/em>
\nOn October 20, President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh vetoed an attempt to remove the Prime Minister, citing procedural issues in parliament\u2019s vote. A feud inside Mongolia\u2019s ruling Mongolian People\u2019s Party has erupted into open political warfare between Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar and Parliament Speaker Dashzegviin Amarbayasgalan. Governance is frozen at a delicate moment for the economy.<\/p>\n
\nMyanmar Now (Myanmar)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe military has stepped up aerial attacks on TNLA-held territory, striking civilian areas as it seeks to consolidate control over key trade routes.<\/p>\n
\nNK News (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nNorth Korea launched \u201cseveral short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) toward the northeast\u201d of the DPRK on Wednesday morning, according to South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Calling the launch a \u201cprovocation,\u201d JCS said it took place around 8:10 a.m. KST \u201csomewhere in Junghwa,\u201d just south of Pyongyang, and that an unspecified number of missiles flew \u201caround 350 km\u201d (217 miles).<\/p>\n
\nThe Solomon Star (Solomon Islands)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) is developing an Employment Information System to better determine the rate of youth unemployment in the country. Minister Harry Kuma confirmed this in Parliament last week when responding to a question from Member of Parliament for Small Malaita and Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee, Rick Hou. He said the new system will enable the ministry to conduct regular employment surveys.<\/p>\n
\nThe Korea Herald (South Korea)\u00a0<\/em>
\nIndia and South Korea held their first-ever bilateral naval exercise on Oct. 13 in Busan. The Indian guided missile stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at the Busan Naval Base as part of its ongoing operational deployment to the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n
\nFocus Taiwan (Taiwan)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe U.S. Senate passed four bills last Wednesday 10\/22 in connection to increasing US-Taiwan relations from topics of export of arms to providing a shield for Taiwan in regard to China\u2019s attempts to discredit their global status.<\/p>\n
\nBangkok Post (Thailand)\u00a0<\/em>
\nHundreds of people have fled into Thailand last week as a scam centre containing numerous trafficked victims who were subjected to work under inhumane conditions. Despite Myanmar overlooking scam centres due to military incentives, many Southeast Asian countries are beginning to speak up about the scam industry.<\/p>\n
\nReuters (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nAfter decades of discussion, effort, and action, Timor-Leste has come a long way from being colonized twice, to gaining independence and becoming the 11th member of ASEAN this weekend in Malaysia.<\/p>\nEurope & Eurasia<\/h3>\n
\nAP News (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nOn Friday, Croatia\u2019s parliament voted to reimplement compulsory military service in a 84-11 vote with 30 abstentions.<\/p>\n
\nEuropean Commission (European Union)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe new package of sanctions substantially increases the pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance, the military industrial base, special economic zones, as well as enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression.<\/p>\n
\nMarine Link (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nOffshore wind developers and equipment suppliers are bracing for a slowdown in business in France where a political crisis has stalled changes to the country’s energy framework and government tenders.<\/p>\n
\nEuronews (France)\u00a0<\/em>
\nAs the European Commission has touted the upcoming revision of the law banning new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, France and Spain urged EU leaders to \u201cstay on track\u201d saying that zero-emissions vehicles are \u201cindispensable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)\u00a0<\/em>
\nA 77-year-old German man was arrested under charges of conspiracy and fraud for harboring fraudulent arts claiming to be by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Kahlo.<\/p>\n
\nPolitico (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nA Russian fighter jet and a refueling aircraft briefly crossed into Lithuanian airspace from the Kaliningrad region on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
\nPolitico (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe geopolitical war around Dutch-based, yet Chinese-owned, chip supplier Nexperia is terrifying Europe’s carmakers that they’ll be hammered by a chip shortage that could wreak havoc with supply chains and shutter production lines.<\/p>\n
\nDW News (Germany)<\/em>
\nSpain is pushing EU colleagues to eliminate setting clocks back and forth, after a 2018 EU pledge failed to find unanimity.<\/p>\n
\nEuronews (France)\u00a0<\/em>
\nSweden and Ukraine signed a letter of intent on Wednesday for a potential deal to supply up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets to Kyiv over the coming years.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe leaders of the Catholic Church and the Church of England joined in prayer in the Sistine Chapel for the first time in history.<\/p>\nNear East<\/h3>\n
\nAl-Jazeera (Qatar)<\/em>
\nDay-to-day life in Gabes, Tunisia has been brought to a halt in the face of large popular protests against a nearby state-run chemical facility. Locals claim that the facility has been polluting the area. More than 200 people have been hospitalized with issues that they claim are due to the pollution<\/p>\n
\nAl-Jazeera (Qatar)\u00a0<\/em>
\nBenjamin Netanyahu recently fired the head of the Israeli National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi. It is reported that Hanegbi was fired as a reaction to his apprehension in endorsing a full military takeover of Gaza city. He is to be replaced by Gil Reich, the current deputy head of the council.<\/p>\n
\nTimes of Israel (Israel)\u00a0<\/em>
\nAmerican Vice President, J.D. Vance, met with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week in Jerusalem. They both rejected claims that Israel is a \u201cclient state\u201d of the United States. The two figures also agreed on next steps in the ceasefire plan and recognized that it ought to be used to strategically strengthen the alliance between the two countries.<\/p>\n
\nReuters (United Kingdom)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe Israeli parliament recently voted to annex the Palestinian West Bank. Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have rejected this move and voiced their disagreement with the decision.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis weekend, Morocco became the first Arab country to win the Under-20 World Cup. The Moroccan government has publicized their desire to make Morocco a \u201cstrong contender\u201d at all levels of global football.<\/p>\nSub-Saharan Africa<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\nADF Magazine (Nigeria)\u00a0<\/em>
\nBoko Haram has increased its attacks on Nigeria and Cameroon following its initial decline due to focus on its regional rival, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), over territory. Some analysts have attributed the rise to counterterrorism agencies\u2019 focus on the latter and share concerns that former fighters may rejoin Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
\nADF Magazine (Nigeria)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe Allied Democratic Forces terrorists, aligned with the Islamic State group (IS), have been taking advantage of the fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the Rwandan-backed M23. They have escalated their attacks on churches, killing 600 this year, leaving locals agitated by the lack of security service presence.<\/p>\n
\nFrance 24 (France)<\/em>
\nIn a period in which some residents in the Abidjan district of Yopougo refuse to vote because they believe politics is divisive and want \u2018peace\u2019, current President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term in office. At the same time, former Ivorian first lady Simone Ehivet launches her opposition party.<\/p>\n
\nADF Magazine (Nigeria)\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe Russia-Ukraine war has led to the exploitation of African civilians. In Kenya, the authorities and the Transnational Organized Crime Unit of Kenya\u2019s Directorate of Criminal Investigations have stopped human trafficking rings where Kenyan citizens were being lured to work in Russia, then forced to fight against Ukraine. Investigations are still underway.<\/p>\n
\nAllAfrica (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nIn July of this year, President Trump met with Liberian President Boakai to sign a deal that allows a U.S. mining company to use the Liberian railway to export Guinean iron ore. Recently, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyant met to continue exploring avenues for U.S. investment in Liberia\u2019s critical minerals.<\/p>\n
\nRadio France Internationale (France)\u00a0<\/em>
\nFollowing the anti-government protests in Madagascar and the subsequent swearing in of Army colonel Michael Randrianirina as President, Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo has been named the new Prime Minister. Randrianirina has promised the country a civilian government.<\/p>\n
\nAIM News (Mozambique)\u00a0<\/em>
\nAn attack on a gold mining camp in the Nairoto administrative post, which Islamist terrorists have taken responsibility for, has left Rapid Intervention Unit police officers missing and a temporary interruption in mining operations.<\/p>\n
\nSemafor (United States)\u00a0<\/em>
\nSupport for claims that South Africa is discriminating against its white minority faces further support from Leo Brent Bozell, Washington\u2019s nominee for Ambassador to South Africa, during his confirmation hearing. Ambassador Bozell’s foreign policy stances include stopping South Africa\u2019s strategic economic drift towards U.S. rivals and demanding that the country\u2019s genocide case against Israel be dropped.<\/p>\n
\nFirst Post (India)\u00a0<\/em>
\nExpected next year, the Netherlands, in a move similar to the Trump administration, has struck a deal with Uganda to deport its rejected migrants to the African nation. However, unlike Washington, the Netherlands is incorporating UN agencies like the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) into the process to prioritize human rights.<\/p>\n
\nADF Magazine (Nigeria)\u00a0<\/em>
\nChina\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has damaged the environment in African countries, like Zambia. A toxic copper mine waste spill has damaged the Kafue River, which supplies water to 5 million people. Various Zambian representatives claim they cannot hold these Chinese companies accountable because of the country’s financial dependence on China.<\/p>\nSouth & Central Asia<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\nAl-Jazeera (Qatar)\u00a0<\/em>
\nPakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a ceasefire over one of the costliest border disputes in years and have been able to maintain tenuous peace despite high levels of mistrust and actively armed groups on both sides.<\/p>\n
\nDawn (Pakistan)<\/em>
\nAs Pakistan continues to interact with bordering countries and settle disputes, the country has also been working on strengthening their relationships with other countries, including Poland. On October 23rd, Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar had a delegation-level talk with Polish counterpart Minister Sikorski and \u201cagreed to expand bilateral cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOzodi (Tajikistan)\u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, Saimumin Yatimov, and the Governor or Chairman of the Balkh Province of Afghanistan, Yusuf Wafo\u201d met in Dushanbe earlier this week to discuss topics of priority to expand bilateral ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
\nFergana News (Russia)\u00a0<\/em>
\nResearchers have found genetic mutations in second-born children that indicate \u201chereditary predisposition to disease\u201d. The discovery of this mutation can provide earlier diagnoses in children and allow ample time for treatment.<\/p>\n
\nFergana News (Russia)\u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cBetween January and September 2025, Uzbekistan\u2019s trade turnover with other countries totaled $59.8 billion, an increase of almost 23 percent \u2014 or $11.1 billion \u2014 compared with the same period last year, according to the National Statistical Committee.\u201d<\/p>\nWestern Hemisphere<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nPrime Minister John Antonio Briceno signed off an agreement awaiting Senate approval allowing for migrants with certain qualifications to come to Belize as they seek asylum in the United States and participate meaningfully in their economy.<\/p>\n
\nAP News (United States)<\/em>
\nAs of October 20th, Rodrigo Paz, former right learning centrist Senator, has been Bolivia\u2019s new elected President amid one of the worst country\u2019s economic crises in decades and a persistent push for one-party socialist rule of the country.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nConservationist concerns arise upon Brazil granting an oil firm, Petrobas, a license to conduct exploratory oil drilling in the sea off the Amazon. Petrobras stated it will begin immediately with operations lasting for five months and assured that there\u2019d be no consequences as it has implemented proper environmentally safe procedures.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nThere has been one Ecuadorian national and another Colombian who have been released from U.S. military holding following U.S. military strikes. The Ecuadorean Attorney General\u2019s office left a statement indicating they have found no evidence to warrant criminal charges or to continue holding the Ecuadorian national. The other, suffering from life threatening conditions, has been repatriated back to Colombia, awaiting criminal prosecution as Minister Benedetti alleges it was a boat vessel full of cocaine.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nPresident Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and his team have made claims someone attempted to poison him by lacing highly toxic substances into gifts of chocolates and jam. These accusations are amidst the country\u2019s current rising inflation and protests against the President who allegedly has been targeting protestors as he crackdowns on drug gangs in the country.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nTempers ran high as two of the most senior officials of the Mexican Senate over the presence of foreign armed forces on Mexican soil began to fight one another, descending into a brawl after, allegedly, the opposition leader from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) wasn\u2019t given the chance to speak.<\/p>\n
\nBBC (United Kingdom)<\/em>
\nPeruvian police throw tear gas at protestors who have been staging anti-government protests since September of this year. These protests are in response to scandals of sexual assault against current President, Jose Jeri, further corruption in Congress, and a pension reform act passed by right-leaning former president, Dina Boularte.<\/p>\n
\n