Thailand's headline inflation increased further in September, mainly due to rising fuel costs amid escalating Middle East tensions and higher food prices, official data showed on Tuesday.

Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, one day after a man died in a Nairobi hospital, the country's health authorities said.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used her policy speech at the opening of the 222nd extraordinary Diet session on October 5 to press lawmakers to back her flagship bill to cut the consumption tax on food from 8% to 1% for two years, starting in April 2027. She framed the measure as relief for

The World Bank has projected Nepal's economic growth to slow to 3.7 percent in the current fiscal year 2026-27, which began in mid-July, from its earlier projection of 4.2 percent, reflecting disruptions to industry and services.

German industrial orders fell 10.6 percent in August from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, reversing a strong increase in July.

The World Bank forecast that Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow by 7.4 percent this year, driven by strong growth in manufacturing and exports of high-tech and AI-related goods, according to a report released by the bank on Tuesday.

Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan has nominated diplomat Luca Niculescu as prime minister in a renewed attempt to end a protracted political crisis that has raised debt costs and pressured the country's investment-grade rating.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Monday warned that Ebola infections were rising sharply in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, urging authorities to expand treatment capacity.

France on Tuesday test-fired a strategic ballistic missile without a nuclear warhead from a submarine off the coast of Finistere in western France, French media reported.The missile was launched from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant and landed in the North Atlantic Ocean,

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan, including indiscriminate aerial bombardments and drone strikes, while criticising external actors accused of supplying weapons, military equipment and fighters to the warring parties.

Malaysia's economy is projected to grow 5.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision of 0.7 percentage points following stronger-than-expected activity in the first half, fueled by strong growth in global artificial intelligence (AI)-related activities, the World Bank said on Tuesday.

Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

Three years after the Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, fighting has largely subsided under a fragile ceasefire. But the hardest questions – who controls the enclave, whether Hamas will disarm, and how Israel will lift restrictions on Palestinian life – remain unresolved.

Three people sustained minor injuries in attacks targeting two airports in southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Tuesday.