TOKYO: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday’s general election, polls show, potentially turning new leader Fumio Kishida into another short-term prime minister and triggering a return to political uncertainty. The LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war era, will likely stay […]
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TAIPEI: A small number of US forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of US troops on the self-governing island that China considers its own. Tensions between Taiwan and China, which has not ruled out taking […]
TOKYO: Japan’s parliament on Monday (Oct 4) voted Fumio Kishida the country’s next prime minister, with the new leader expected to announce a Cabinet including both holdovers and fresh faces. The soft-spoken scion of a Hiroshima political family, Kishida beat popular vaccine chief Taro Kono to win leadership of the […]
STOCKHOLM: The Nobel season opens on Monday (Oct 4) with the pioneers of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and immune system research tipped for the medicine prize, which kicks off a week of awards against the backdrop of the pandemic. Breakthroughs in breast cancer, new approaches to rheumatology treatments, as well as […]
The South confirmed that twice-daily regular communication was restarted on time via military hotlines and others run by the Unification Ministry, except for the navy channel set up on an international network for merchant ships. The two Koreas on Monday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with […]
Iran is wary of Azerbaijan in particular for its deep military cooperation with the Islamic Republic’s archrival, Israel, and on Thursday voiced its concerns to Azerbaijani ambassador in Tehran Ali Alizadeh. Iran’s national army began exercises on Friday near its border with Azerbaijan, state TV reported, putting on a […]
GUAYAQUIL: The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility — one of the country’s many overburdened and understaffed jails. Inmates went to war armed with guns and grenades […]
Kim Yo Jong, a key adviser to her brother North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission. Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister has been appointed to the country’s top government body, the official KCNA news agency reported Thursday. […]
US deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, held meetings by video conference on Tuesday and Wednesday with Chinese Major General, Pentagon said. Washington: US and Chinese military officials held “frank, in-depth” talks this week on a range of defense issues, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as the countries grapple […]
JERUSALEM: Israeli police fatally shot a Palestinian woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday, police said. And in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces shot dead a male “terrorist” who opened fire on them during clashes prompted by an overnight arrest operation, police said. According […]