The decision comes after two fatal crashes on the line this year.

The 24-team tournament, which Singapore qualified for on merit, was moved from January to December 2027 amid security concerns following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Israeli opposition party heads gathered in Herzliya, the tech industry hub north of Tel Aviv, a week after the election produced an inconclusive result.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. 

Both countries had agreed to "deepen defence cooperation by expanding joint production and technological cooperation". 

Moscow launched the attacks a week before Russia-Ukraine-US talks are due to resume in Abu Dhabi.

Traders said the price of a 12kg cylinder surged 56 per cent to 7,000 Pakistani rupees (US$25.30) within days of border closures triggered by the war in Iran, or about 583 rupees per kg on the open market.

Russia denies targeting Ukraine's neighbours with drones and says that European governments are the ones escalating the war in Ukraine by supplying military aid.

Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga apologised for the comment after a backlash in China, where mocking former leader Mao Zedong is taboo.

US negotiators have been seeking a breakthrough in the long-running conflict before the winter sets in.

Reddit and a libertarian advocacy group have taken to the High Court to contest the Australian law, which bans large social media platforms from letting under-16s have an account.

The airline had initially planned to cancel flights between Singapore and the Saudi Arabian city until Dec 2.

The US has not publicly announced the attacks, so as not to signal any intention of resuming major combat operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.

In California, the Supreme Court quashed an attempt to block the counting of mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters who federal officials alleged were likely non-US citizens.

Parts of the aircraft may be found some distance away from the impact site, said the National Transportation Safety Board.

The FBI said on Saturday that a North Korea-affiliated hacking group called TraderTraitor had been behind the hack.

This week will tell us many important things about the future of American politics, says Rana Foroohar for the Financial Times.

At least 24 people were killed in Russian strikes on a school distributing humanitarian aid in southern Ukraine, following the expiry of a local ceasefire.

A suspected cyberattack targeted supermarket freezer systems across at least eight European countries, causing food spoilage and disrupting grocery operations.

The government has formed a six-member wage board to address workers demands for a monthly minimum wage increase amid rising inflation and living costs.