Abe and his cabinet will run the government until a new premier is elected but will not be able to adopt new policies. The winner of the party election will hold the post until the end of Abe’s LDP term in September 2021. The abrupt resignation of Japan’s longest-serving prime […]
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JAKARTA: Indonesia today reported 2,858 new coronavirus infections and 82 more deaths, taking the total number of cases to 172,053 and fatalities to 7,343, data by the country’s health ministry showed.
Reuters: One person was shot dead in Portland late yesterday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest US city, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent. Police statements yesterday said both the death and protest violence took place in Portland’s downtown area. […]
ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister, local media said today, as the competition heats up to succeed Japan’s longest-serving leader. Suga, a long-time lieutenant of Abe’s in a key supporting role, has denied interest in the […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will travel next week to the Midwestern city where African American Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by a white policeman, sparking a nationwide wave of protest. Trump will meet police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday and “survey damage from recent riots” […]
WASHINGTON: The White House has revealed it is to end in-person briefings to congressional intelligence committees about foreign election interference, sparking accusations yesterday that it was covering up Russian help for President Donald Trump’s reelection. The move comes two months ahead of the general election, with Trump playing down the […]
SEOUL: South Korea reported its 17th day of triple-digit rises in coronavirus infections today, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect. There were 299 new infections as of Saturday midnight, the slowest daily rise in five days, bringing the […]
STOCKHOLM: At least 10 people were arrested and several police officers injured during clashes in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said yesterday. Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres on the streets of Malmo late Friday, with the violence […]