- 3d ago
Four local chikungunya cases confirmed in Ticino, first transmission in Switzerland
Four people in the Magadino plain were found to have chikungunya fever on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, none of them after travelling to affected regions. Authorities have sprayed the neighbourhood and rate the public risk as very low.
- Oct 27
Merz pushes EU free trade deal with Pacific bloc on Singapore trip
In Singapore, Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged a large EU trade agreement with the twelve-nation CPTPP, while the city-state named a new orchid after him.
- Oct 17
Indonesian forest fires push Southeast Asia haze to highest ASEAN alert level
On Thursday, 15 October, four men died fighting forest fires in East Java, as smoke from Indonesia's blazes pushed the region to the highest level on the ASEAN haze alert scale.
- Oct 7
Satellite images reveal Chinese K-8 combat aircraft at new Ban Keun military facility in Laos
Satellite photographs show eight K-8 light attack aircraft at the Ban Keun airfield in Laos following the opening of a joint military training facility with China.
- Sep 24
Invasive spotted lanternfly detected in Hungary in first European Union sighting
Hungary's food safety agency Nebih confirmed the first European Union detection of the spotted lanternfly in Bacs-Kiskun county along the Serbian border, triggering quarantine measures against the agricultural pest.
- Sep 23
Singapore introduces fines up to 5,000 dollars for loud music and bad behavior on buses
Singapore has introduced statutory fines of up to 5,000 Singapore dollars for passengers who play loud music, eat, put feet on seats, or foul vehicles across the public bus network.
