October 1, Tuesday, 2024

1. Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Cabinet has resigned ahead of the appointment of a new Cabinet, which will be led by Kishida’s successor, Ishiba Shigeru. The Kishida administration’s Cabinet ministers submitted letters of resignation en masse at a Cabinet meeting, which started shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
2. A Russian online media outlet has reported that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed in prison by being poisoned, contradicting the official story that he died of natural causes. 3. Japan Airlines is entering into a revenue-sharing venture with Garuda Indonesia. It comes as the company looks to strengthen its business in Asia. The two carriers are already in a code-sharing agreement. The new arrangement will strengthen that relationship and see the airlines set flight schedules and manage revenues as if they were a single company. It is expected to take effect next April.