Why it matters:
Takaichi was elected in Japan, where women have long been underrepresented in politics.
Her leadership could reshape public discourse on women’s roles in government and society.
The big…

Why it matters:
Takaichi was elected in Japan, where women have long been underrepresented in politics.
Her leadership could reshape public discourse on women’s roles in government and society.
The big…

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the…

When Farzaneh Sadegh passed through security at Ardabil Airport last week, it set off Iran’s latest political crisis and put the country …

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India’s capital Delhi woke up to a toxic haze as air quality worsened after the Hindu festival of Diwali, despite a court directive to use less-polluting crackers.
People in the city and its suburbs burst crackers late into Monday night, defying…

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Iran and Azerbaijan have reaffirmed shared determination to deepen political, economic, and cultural cooperation and remove remaining barriers to stronger ties.
During a meeting in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Minister…

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Khamenei, long the ultimate arbiter among rival factions, has been seen in public only a few times since Israeli strikes killed his most senior commanders.
His absence—coupled with a pervasive sense of imminent crisis—has sharpened…

Beneath the surface of moral posturing, Australian retirement funds are helping keep Israels war economy alive, writesJemma Nott.
WHENHESTA, the super fund for Australia’s health care workers, announced it would divest from companies linked…