Afternoon Update: Trump orders US nuclear weapons tests; pre-dawn massacre in Rio favela; and does married sex need a rebrand? | Australia news

Afternoon Update: Trump orders US nuclear weapons tests; pre-dawn massacre in Rio favela; and does married sex need a rebrand? | Australia news

Good afternoon. Donald Trump engaged in some sabre-rattling before his long-awaited face-to-face with Xi Jinping, instructing the Pentagon to “immediately” start matching Russia and China in their testing of nuclear weapons. The US president had earlier greenlit South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine. It came after Vladimir Putin said Russia had successfully tested a…

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No ‘authorised absences’ allowed for election events, Hong Kong civil servants told

No ‘authorised absences’ allowed for election events, Hong Kong civil servants told

Hong Kong government employees are not allowed to apply for “authorised absences” to attend official events related to the coming Legislative Council election, the Civil Service Bureau has stressed, after a union reportedly suggested its members could do so. The bureau on Thursday also stressed that civil servant unions should only invite government employees to…

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Market analysts react to Trump-Xi meet

Market analysts react to Trump-Xi meet

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping concluded talks on Thursday at a South Korean air base with both leaders sounding optimistic about cooling trade tension between the world’s two largest economies. Trump said he struck a deal to reduce tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing resuming U.S. soybean purchases, keeping…

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Bahrain Joins Tanzania, Ecuador, Thailand, Cuba, United Kingdom, Costa Rica And More As Australia Warns Of Travel Disruptions And Safety Concerns In New Advisory

Bahrain Joins Tanzania, Ecuador, Thailand, Cuba, United Kingdom, Costa Rica And More As Australia Warns Of Travel Disruptions And Safety Concerns In New Advisory

Home » Australia Travel News » Bahrain Joins Tanzania, Ecuador, Thailand, Cuba, United Kingdom, Costa Rica And More As Australia Warns Of Travel Disruptions And Safety Concerns In New Advisory Published on October 30, 2025 Australia now has a new travel advisory, urging travelers to highly reconsider travel plans for countries like Bahrain, Tanzania, Ecuador,…

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