TOKYO — For years Japanese shoppers eagerly shelled out for the latest gadgets, but now a tumbling yen has put new iPhones out of reach for some and sparked a growing secondhand trade in a major market for Apple Inc. 

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries, and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report said on Tuesday. 

BEIJING — China’s exports and imports unexpectedly contracted in October, the first simultaneous slump since May 2020, as a perfect storm of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curbs at home and global recession risks dented demand and further darkened the outlook for a struggling economy.

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and his movie studio. His company went bankrupt and later settled legal claims by about 50 women.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said on Monday it was relaxing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions on inbound tour groups including allowing them to enter theme parks and museums after arriving in the financial hub. 

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than a year in the third quarter (Q3), as improved investment and government spending underpinned growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

KYIV — Ukraine is bracing for fresh Russian attacks on its infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, after Kyiv’s mayor urged residents to prepare for a worst-case scenario by making emergency plans to leave town and stay with friends or family.

SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems.

AN ALREADY record-breaking US Powerball jackpot grew to a whopping $1.9 billion one after no one secured a winning ticket in Saturday night’s drawing, according to lottery officials.

TAMBUN — After two decades as opposition leader, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim was poised to finally become prime minister in 2020. But his alliance collapsed from infighting, leaving him as far away as ever from the top job.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said on Sunday the fight for women’s rights was a “continuous struggle,” and condemned male chauvinism as deadly for humanity and female genital mutilation as a crime that must be stopped.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Warned that mounting economic crises should not delay action on increasingly obvious global warming threats, climate negotiators agreed at United...