Category: 2. World

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…

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…

The administration of the American leader is working to deter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from this decision. This was reported on October 20 by The New York Times (NYT), citing sources.

“In the administration (of Trump. — Ed.)…

Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that he met with Khalaf Khalafov, Special Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on…

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday to pave the way for the election of a new prime minster, with new Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi expected to win the vote, according to…

South Korean police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media reports.

One of the woman’s neighbours died after falling to…

Demolition has begun on part of the East Wing of the White House in preparation for the construction of US President Donald Trump’s new ballroom.

Construction crews on Monday tore down massive chunks of a covered entryway and windows in the East…