Category: Rest of World News
Japan Pm Denounces Attack: Japan PM denounces attack, vows security review before G7
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend and pledged to review security procedures…
Japan Wants ‘Constructive Stable’ Ties With China: Japan wants ‘constructive, stable’ ties with China: PM
TOKYO: Japan wants “constructive and stable” ties with China and calls on Beijing to behave “responsibly”, the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an…
Japan PM Fumio Kishida says security balance ‘difficult’ after attack
TOKYO: Striking the right balance on security for politicians is “very difficult”, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview Thursday, days after he…
Lgbtq: Ugandan LGBTQ activist rallies support for compatriots after anti-gay bill
JOHANNESBURG: DeLovie Kwagala (Papa De), a queer Ugandan photographer and activist, was living in South Africa when the news came that Uganda‘s parliament had passed…
Japan’s Prime Minister has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures
TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he has no plan now to raise Japan’s sales tax rate, when asked about plans to fund…
Hun Sen: Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s son becomes four-star general
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian leader Hun Sen‘s eldest son was officially promoted to the rank of four-star general on Thursday, in another sign of plans for…
Ghannouchi: Tunisian judge orders jail for Ennahda party leader Ghannouchi
TUNIS: A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of the leader of Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi, the prominent critic of President Kais Saied,…
Australia: Rare solar eclipse to cross remote Australia, Indonesia
A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on Thursday. The lucky few in the path of the…
EU adopts ban on imports that speed up deforestation
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament adopted a new EU law on Wednesday that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle…
S Korea hints at military aid for Kyiv
SEOUL : South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon…