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Toyota's "Next Gen" Corolla Built In China Will Offer Multiple Powertrains Toyota is taking a more flexible approach to electrification, preparing to launch a redesigned Corolla in China in 2028 that can be manufactured with gasoline, hybrid or fully electric powertrains, according to Nikkei Asia. The move comes as automakers increasingly rethink their EV strategies amid slowing growth, fierce competition and uncertainty about how quickly consumers will abandon combustion engines. Nikkei writes that the new Corolla will be built through Toyota's FAW joint venture using a multipathway platform designed to streamline...

Iran Rebuilding Missile Stockpile For Possible Renewed Fighting, Israeli Officials Say Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Iran has rebuilt a significant portion of its ballistic missile stockpile and is working to expand it as it prepares for possible renewed fighting with the United States and Israel in the coming weeks, senior Israeli security officials told Epoch Magazine Israel. Missiles produced by Iran’s armed forces are displayed near a row of Iranian flags in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 11, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesIsraeli officials assessed that the buildup reflects Tehran's...

Russia and Ukraine expect to hold talks in Abu Dhabi sometime in November, though no date is set, as the two sides continue to observe a local ceasefire around the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters that Russia expects to hold trilateral […]