ASEAN summit opens in Manila with Trump due for final day and Quad talks
Leaders meet from Sunday on Myanmar, the South China Sea, and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, with no breakthroughs expected, before Trump joins on Tuesday.
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Over 11,600 migrants reached Yemen in October despite fighting, IOM says
Most were Ethiopians who sailed from Djibouti and Somalia, the UN migration agency said, taking arrivals this year to 145,776 as fighting disrupts boats near Bab al-Mandeb.
Hasina cannot get a passport under 1973 law, says Bangladesh PM’s adviser
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the BNP’s acting secretary general and the prime minister’s political adviser, said the ousted leader is a convicted fugitive who must serve her sentences.
SpaceX catches Starship’s upper stage at launch tower for the first time
The ship was caught by the launch tower’s arms in Texas after nearly a day in orbit, though the Super Heavy booster had to abandon its own catch and exploded over the Gulf.
Afghans facing US deportation get ‘fragile relief’ as flight stays grounded
Some Afghans held by US immigration no longer have removal dates and have been moved to long-term detention, advocates say, after a court order kept their flight on the ground.
Iran’s oil output sinks below what its refineries used before the war
Iran pumped 1.86 million barrels a day in October, down 46%, the IEA estimates, as a US naval blockade keeps its crude exports at a standstill.
Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ tops US box office in his Hollywood return
Ti West’s take on A Christmas Carol took $6.7m on its first day, putting Depp’s first major studio film in eight years on course for an opening weekend of up to $20m.
Slain Kishtwar officers’ families seek CBI probe, BJP blames police lapses
Relatives of the two Special Police Officers want a federal inquiry, and the opposition leader in Jammu and Kashmir has accused the police of sending the men into danger.
Macron says rationing Ukraine aid is ‘a recipe for another war’
The French president said those who want to limit aid seek to force an “unjust peace” on Kyiv, as US envoy Jared Kushner said he would help bring Europe and Russia to the table.
Iran’s Guards call France’s fridge-hacking charge a ‘Zionist’ false flag
The Guards’ spokesman told Paris to beware a “false flag trap”, five days after France blamed a Guards cyber unit for sabotaging fridges at about 700 stores.
