(Washington Comprehensive News) US President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Albanese signed an agreement to cooperate on critical minerals to counter China's export controls.

(Washington Comprehensive News) US President Trump spent 250 million US dollars (about 320 million Singapore dollars) to build a luxurious banquet hall in the White House. The construction team began to demolish part of the East Wing of the White House on Monday.

(London Comprehensive News) Britain's armed forces will be given new powers to shoot down unidentified drones flying over military bases in response to the growing threat from Russia.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his residence on Tuesday (October 21) and was escorted by police to La Sante prison in Paris to serve his sentence, becoming the first former head of state of an EU member state to be imprisoned. When he and his wife Carla walked out of the residence, they were warmly welcomed by dozens of supporters. The two held hands and waved to the crowd.

(Jerusalem/Washington) - The Israeli military resumed the ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday evening local time after carrying out dozens of airstrikes on Hamas targets over the weekend. Aid supplies, which had been suspended previously, have also resumed entering Gaza due to pressure from the United States.

With US President Trump's visit to South Korea imminent, the United Nations Command, which is responsible for Panmunjom, announced that it will suspend special visits to the Joint Security Area before the APEC summit this announcement has sparked speculation that this move is likely to be in preparation for the "Trump-Kim lightning meeting."

(Paris) The French government admitted that there were security lapses at the Louvre Museum, which was robbed on Sunday, and pledged to strengthen heritage protection. Authorities are hunting for four suspects involved in the case, which they initially determined was an organized crime operation.

On the eve of the prime ministerial election in Japan, Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Restoration Party, officially signed a document to form a coalition government. The document stipulates that the two parties will cooperate in the extraordinary prime ministerial election to be held on Tuesday (October 21st). Takaichi is expected to secure victory, and Japan will soon welcome a conservative female prime minister.