Politics cannot function without public trust,” Kishida said in a press conference on Wednesday to announce his decision not to seek re-election as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader. “I will now focus on supporting the newly elected LDP leader as a rank-and-file member of the party,” he said. His decision to quit triggers a […]
Ukraine blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week. The surprise operation has given Ukraine its biggest battlefield gains since 2022 after months on the back foot. Kyiv’s account jarred with the picture painted by Russia where Major General Apti Alaudinov said Ukraine’s troops had been halted. […]
With Sunday’s closing ceremony drawing a line under the sporting spectacle, President Emmanuel Macron must now deal with a self-created political crisis that he swept under the carpet until the Games were over. Talks over government jobs and budget cuts loom – with voter anger sure to follow. “Now we have to wake up from […]
The 31-year-old woman’s brutalized body was found bearing multiple injuries on Friday in a state-run hospital in West Bengal’s Kolkata, where she was a resident doctor. A subsequent autopsy confirmed sexual assault and homicide. Police have detained a man who worked at the victim’s hospital helping people navigate busy queues, according to local media reports. […]
Mangled pieces of the helicopter’s propeller landed in the hotel’s pool, said an emergency services official, adding that one man was treated at the scene with life-threatening injuries. Hundreds of patrons were evacuated from the DoubleTree by Hilton, in the tropical northern city of Cairns, after the helicopter crashed around 1:50 am local time. Images […]
“The actions of the Ukrainian army pose a direct threat” to the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia near the Ukraine border, state news agencies cited Rosatom as saying, adding: “At the moment there is a real danger of strikes and provocations by the Ukrainian army.” Moscow has launched a “counter-terror operation” in three […]
Washington called for the probe after Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda unit were accused of involvement in the 2022 death of a 78-year-old Palestinian-American, Omar Assad, who died of a heart attack after being detained in the West Bank. Assad’s body was found abandoned at a building site, with a plastic zip tie around […]
Obaidul Hassan, who was appointed to helm the Supreme Court last year and is seen as a loyalist to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, was told to step down by protesters who gathered outside the court in the capital Dhaka. Protesters in a fresh episode of protest in Dhaka on Saturday surrounded the Supreme Court and […]
“The Israeli strikes targeted the displaced people while performing Fajr (dawn) prayers, a matter that led to a rapid increase in the number of casualties,” the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said in a statement. In its statement, the Israeli army said its air forces “struck command and control center served as a hideout for […]
In March, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion from customers. “The order requires FTX to pay $8.7 billion in restitution and $4 billion in disgorgement, which will be used to further compensate victims for losses suffered as a result of the massive fraudulent scheme orchestrated by […]
