Now that Komeito has dissolved its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is poised to seek Komeito’s support for a…
Category: 4. World
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Denmark to boost Arctic defence with new ships, jets and HQ
Stuart Lau and
Danny AeberhardBBC World Service
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA Danish warship off Nuuk, Greenland (April 2025) Denmark has announced $4.2bn (£3.2bn) of extra defence spending to boost security in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions,…
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As its ruling party turns 80, an emboldened Kim Jong Un shows off North Korea’s new hypersonic weapon, ICBM
Seoul, South Korea
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North Korea showed off a new hypersonic glide vehicle and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) at a military parade late Friday as it marked 80 years of…
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How the Israel-Hamas deal came together — a timeline
Just before an Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect Friday, which is the first step in implementing phase one of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza, senior U.S. officials shared a timeline of the monthslong effort to put…
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Sanae Takaichi: The heavy metal fan aspiring to be Japan’s first female PM has many reasons to be stressed
Tokyo
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For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal.
Since drumming in a college band, the 64-year-old politician has remained a fan of…
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France’s Macron reappoints Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu days after he quit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country’s political…
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Kim Hosts China, Russia and Vietnam in Rare Show of Global Reach
A month after joining President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing, Kim Jong Un staged a show of his own to showcase North Korea’s growing diplomatic reach.
Pyongyang marked the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea on…
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Paul Biya, young voters and his AI-campaign video backlash
Paul Njie BBC Africa, Yaoundé
AFP/Getty ImagesThe world’s oldest head of state – 92-year-old Paul Biya – has promised Cameroon’s electorate “the best is still to come” as he seeks his eighth consecutive presidential term on Sunday.
The…
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