The scandal involves senior members of President Prabowo Subianto's government, and hint at growing tensions among its elites.

Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.

The 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, was acquitted of the more serious charge of treason.

The local mayor says the bus "left the road and hit a tree in the ditch".

The country's first nationwide elections since 1969 are due next year - a timetable now thrown into doubt.

Evidence of digging and new buildings are visible in satellite imagery taken in November, satellite images suggest.

Evidence of digging and new buildings are visible in satellite imagery taken in November, satellite images suggest.

Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months' jail for "subversion against the political power of the state".

Central Tokyo recorded its first November summer day in three years on November 6, with temperatures climbing to 25.3 degrees Celsius, while northern Japan faced the threat of violent winds and severe snowstorms from the evening and a tropical depression far south of the country threatened to develop into Typhoon No. 32, potentially the first such storm in 32 years. (News On Japan)

BBC Verify examines whether US voters were influenced by the data centre boom - and the impact anti-AI sentiment could have on the industry.

Nine British nationals were among the 15 people who died when fire ripped through the village of Bédar this summer.

A 35-year-old unemployed man has been indicted in Toyama Prefecture on November 6 for allegedly breaking into a junior high school and stealing insoles from students' indoor shoes, with police seizing 451 insoles from his home and investigating suspected thefts at more than 30 schools across the prefecture. (News On Japan)

A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly attacking seven women in a series of unprovoked incidents near Jimbocho intersection in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on October 17, with the assaults occurring at four locations over approximately 15 minutes. (News On Japan)

Municipalities across Japan are raising the cost of designated garbage bags as waste disposal expenses increase, with one town in Hokkaido proposing a 4.5-fold price hike from 385 yen to 1,735 yen for a pack of 10 bags, while growing pressure on incineration facilities is prompting debate over whether more cities should introduce paid household garbage collection. (News On Japan)

Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose 2.2% in September from a year earlier, marking the ninth consecutive month of growth and the longest sustained increase in about a decade, as slower price increases helped boost workers' purchasing power. (News On Japan)

East Japan Railway (JR East) opened its Haneda Airport Access Line construction site to the media on November 6, offering a glimpse of a major underground railway project that will connect Haneda Airport directly with central Tokyo, with services scheduled to begin in fiscal 2031. (News On Japan)

The Japanese government approved the allocation of 10 billion yen from its fiscal 2026 general account reserve funds on November 6 to strengthen cybersecurity measures, including inspections of vulnerabilities in government computer systems and upgrades to security equipment. (News On Japan)

Nissan Motor is stepping up efforts to revive its struggling business through new vehicle development, sweeping cost reductions and an overhaul of its sales strategy, as President and CEO Ivan Espinosa seeks to restore the Japanese automaker's competitiveness following consecutive years of massive losses. (News On Japan)

The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East Wing.

US media reports there are calls to replace Pete Hegseth, who also faces a possible impeachment vote, while Mark Rubio is rumoured to be eyeing a presidential run.