LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he stood by the principles of reform to the immigration system set out by his interior minister, following speculation that a political backlash could force them to be watered down. Asked if he agreed with Shabana Mahmood’
By Francesco Guarascio, Khanh Vu and Toby Sterling HANOI/AMSTERDAM, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Vietnam is unlikely to meet a 2027 target for its first semiconductor plant to embark on a trial production run, with people saying that a deal to buy chipmaking equipment from ASML has yet to be reached. The site
MANILA, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The Philippine presidential palace defended on Monday a 50 million peso ($786,646) bounty for information leading to the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, saying it was part of a legitimate operation by the Interior Department and the Philippine National Police. •
HONG KONG, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a waste management facility on an artificial island off Hong Kong’s southwestern coast on Monday, sending large plumes of thick, black smoke billowing into the air, the city’s fire department said. The fire occurred on the island that houses an incin
MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A drone attack in Russia’s Voronezh region killed two men and injured 17 people, including a child, regional governor Alexander Gusev said on Monday. Air defence systems had destroyed 113 drones over the region, Gusev wrote on the MAX messaging app. Fires also broke out
Oct 26 (Reuters) – Shares of IT firm Infosys fell 2.7% in early trading on Monday after the company cut its fiscal 2027 revenue growth forecast more than expected and reported weakness in its North America business. The company cut its fiscal 2027 revenue growth forecast to 1%-2% from 1.5%-3%, while
By Field Level Media Oct 26 (Field Level Media) – Minnesota running back Aaron Jones aggravated a left knee injury that he suffered earlier this season during the undefeated Vikings’ 16-10 home win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Jones was seen heading straight for the blue medical tent follo
SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – SK Hynix said it will announce shareholder return measures on Wednesday when the South Korean chipmaker releases quarterly results, responding to a report that it is considering a special dividend of about 16 trillion won ($12 billion). South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo re
BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI apologised on Monday for rate limiting and unnecessary quota consumption after its Kimi K3.1 Pro launch. Here are some details: • Beijing-based Moonshot said on its Kimi X account that it was offering to reset the monthl
TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Japanese companies are moving to pay compensation to users following waves of cyberattacks that have disrupted internet services and raised concerns about economic stability. GMO Internet said customers would be compensated for losses stemming from unauthorised access follo
By Field Level Media Oct 26 (Field Level Media) – Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones received a vote of confidence from his head coach Sunday, despite another disastrous outing that left the Colts on the short end of a 16-10 loss to the host Minnesota Vikings. Jones’ latest performance incl
By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Kimi Antonelli has given his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff nine wins to get excited about this season but the Italian’s dominant drive from pole position at Sunday’s US Grand Prix took that to another level. The 20-year-old, set to become the younges
By Edward McAllister, Kirsten Donovan and Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Trams and traffic halted by crowds. Tens of thousands of people choking the city’s main boulevards; the air thick with smoke; a man on a car waving a flare. Familiar-sounding scenes after a month of sometimes v
SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – North Korea said it had written to the UN Security Council, accusing South Korea of fabricating a September landmine incident and endangering troops working to fortify the border, state media KCNA reported on Monday. • On Sunday, North Korea’s UN representative said in a le
Oct 25 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX had closed $40 billion in debt financing for graphics processing units, underscoring the soaring cost of building AI computing capacity. Musk, in a post on X, attributed the successful debt raise to the company’s investment-grade status and rev
ZURICH, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Sunday its experimental lung cancer drug divarasib reduced the risk of death by 44% compared with existing treatments in a phase III study. • Roche said patients with previously treated KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer who received
PRAGUE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Thousands protested in Prague on Sunday after government lawmakers gave initial backing to public media funding changes in a rare overnight vote despite criticism the overhaul will damage media independence. The proposal’s first reading was unexpectedly brought to the lowe
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) – MicroPort Scientific has appointed Jonathan W. Chen as chief executive officer and said Zhaohua Chang has resigned as a company director, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday. • Chen was appointed executive director, chief executive officer and
VATICAN CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Pope Leo called for an end to the violence in Yemen on Sunday, as he addressed the faithful from the window over St Peter’s Square less than two weeks after having surgery for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff said he was particularly concerned about the humanitar
(Refiles to change name in byline from Ahmad Al Kerdi to Emilie Madi) By Nazih Osseiran, Raghed Waked and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Nonpartisan analysts say Democrats stand a good chance of winning the US House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections, which would give them a slice of power in Washington after two years of Republican contro
By Bo Erickson PORT HURON, Michigan Oct 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists, comparing him to the 9/11 attackers while saying Democrats would let violent anti-American terrorists into t
MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack. The ministry said the vessel was being used to supply the Ukrainian army. Russian forces also hit a logistics centr
DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Iran’s air defence systems shot down a US LUCAS drone over the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian army said on Sunday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. (Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by David Goodman) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
By Revathi Hariharan MUMBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Mumbai’s cricket fans packed the stands at the Andheri Sports Complex on Saturday to watch Indian World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav swing a bat – just not the kind that they are used to. Indian cricketers Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Deep
Oct 25 (Reuters) – A shooting near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee on Saturday night left 11 people with gunshot wounds and another injured, authorities said. The shooting took place near Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s campus on Perry Street, the university said, while pol
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Portuguese police cleared a housing protest camp from the centre of Lisbon in the early hours of Sunday, charging demonstrators and making several arrests, with minor injuries reported, though figures were not immediately available. P
By Field Level Media Oct 25 (Field Level Media) – Second-seeded Taylor Fritz drilled 15 aces while overwhelming fellow American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final at the Grand Prix Auvergne- Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France. Fritz also saved all nine break points he faced during the stron
Hailed by the New York Times as "a breathlessly paced" slapstick boasting "silly vaudeville sketches, word-association games, puns, and crude parodies of movie and television genres," the Reduced Theatre Company's The Complete History of America (abridged) enjoys an October 30 through November 8 run
7 Killed, at Least 40 Injured in Terror Attack on Jordan Church By The Media Line Staff Seven people were killed and at least 40 others injured when attackers opened fire inside a church in Hmoud, in Jordan’s Karak governorate, on Friday, prompting authorities to launch a search for the perpetrators
