Day · Oct 26, 2026

Monday, Oct 26

Monday October 26

Asia Digest

North Korea tells UN that Seoul fabricated border mine blast as howitzers appear near DMZ diplomacy North Korea told the UN Security Council that South Korea fabricated a September landmine blast in the demilitarized zone, as North Korean self-propelled howitzers were seen near the border.
Japan holds emergency cybersecurity meeting as data breaches start causing losses security Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government held a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity on Monday after hacks, including one at GMO Internet Group, began causing customers financial losses.
Xi opens four-day Communist Party plenum focused on discipline and governance politics Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Communist Party's fifth plenum in Beijing on Monday, presenting a draft decision on strengthening party self-governance, state media said.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90 politics Yasuo Fukuda, who led Japan from 2007 to 2008 and sought closer ties with China, died on Thursday at 90, his son announced on Monday.
South Korea's Lee calls Pacific trade pact entry unavoidable but unlikely during his term economy President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that joining the CPTPP trade bloc is unavoidable for South Korea, though membership is unlikely to be completed before his term ends in 2030.

Lula wins fourth term in Brazil as Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede elections Brazil's electoral court said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Sunday's runoff with 51.79% of valid votes to 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro, who said he would seek to have the result annulled.
Jordan arrests three suspects after deadly attack on Karak church public-safety Jordanian security forces arrested three armed suspects after a shootout on Monday, officials said, three days after gunmen attacked a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate.
Nurse killed in attack on Ebola responders in eastern Congo, WHO says public-health A nurse was killed and another health worker badly hurt when they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende, in Congo's Tshopo province, the World Health Organization said.
Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign, vowing to 'restore the rule of law' elections Far-right leader Marine Le Pen opened her 2027 presidential campaign at a rally in Orléans on Sunday, promising tougher law enforcement and immigration controls after weeks of unrest in France.