Category: 2. World

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi revealed in a post on X that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night, and people are reacting.

The BBC’s Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains how this has sparked conversation about Japan’s…

India’s activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms.

In a post on X, Wangchuk – better known as “Sonam sir” – said he did so “after a long negotiation…

In a statement sent to journalists on Thursday, Fedorov said his team had a “specific plan how to end the war” when he was appointed defence minister in January.

The key elements were the protection of the skies, stabilisation of the front, and…

An Israeli drone strike has wounded several paramedics in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA).

The state news agency said a missile struck a Civil Defence vehicle belonging to the Islamic Health Authority on…

So what effect is all this having on the wider region?

Firstly, it is important to note that two countries previously wracked by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were.

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Djouma Bah – who was a social sciences student – had allegedly been caught using his phone during Guinea’s national school-leaving baccalaureate on 15 July, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud.

Two days later, he…

Obado “orchestrated a plot to eliminate Otieno”, Judge Cecilia Githua said reading out her ruling, which was broadcast live on television.

He “supplied motive, instigation and funds to finance the criminal enterprise”.

Obado’s former personal…