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TOKYO — A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan's southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, with broadcaster NHK saying that at least 50 people were taken to hospital.
Andy Burnham wanted his premiership to be firmly focused on domestic policy. However, in his first week in office, the new prime minister found himself forced to deal with the sharp escalation in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
As the US and Israel went to war on Iran this year, a transformative moment seemed to have arrived for Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the autocratic shah who was overthrown in 1979.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi speaks at the U.S. Iraq Business Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., file)
Three months from now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face the toughest election of his political career.
VAR was first used at a World Cup in 2018 and introduced in the Premier League for the 2019-20 season
President Sheikh Mohamed and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reviewed efforts to strengthen long-standing ties during a phone call on Tuesday.
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Tuesday, days after the countries ratified a defence co-operation agreement.
Kuwait's Foreign Minister, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Tuesday, days after the countries ratified a defence co-operation agreement.
Concerns over the independence of central banks in Indonesia and beyond have grown after Perry Warjiyo’s resignation
Concerns over the independence of central banks in Indonesia and beyond have grown after Perry Warjiyo’s resignation
The British political system is tossing aside used prime ministers faster than a chain-smoker stubs out cigarette butts.
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Disease now spreading more quickly than flu, as experts say conditions for spreading the virus in summer and winter are ‘converging’
Disease now spreading more quickly than flu, as experts say conditions for spreading the virus in summer and winter are ‘converging’
The comedian and actor’s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humor
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh isn't likely to oversee an increase in interest rates at this week's Fed meeting, for at least three reasons.
President Donald Trump speaks as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett accused Qatar of financing the October 7 massacre and conducting a decades-long campaign to undermine Israel, speaking in a Monday interview with 103FM.
Iran escalated its drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq early Tuesday morning.
Israel would withdraw the IDF troops from Lebanese territory only in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament and the restoration of Lebanese state sovereignty throughout the country, senior US administration officials told Walla on Tuesday, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled meeting with US Presiden…
Queensland Health director-general David Rosengren has claimed the lack of legally required First Nations members on three hospital service boards is the result of “unscheduled vacancies”, despite the departures being forced or known in advance of a recent major overhaul.
Good morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir Starmer called for a fundamental shift in the way education in England operates. While saying he would never “denigrate the aspiration to go to university”, he said that aiming to get 50% of pupils into university was wrong and that…
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are scheduled to meet with the US president after attending Tuesday’s funeral
PHOTOS : Sen. Risa Hontiveros, with Sen. Tito Sotto, leads the public hearing of the Committee on Health and Demography inside the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, on July 28, 2026. Rep. Marlo Bancoro (1st District, Zamboanga Sibugay), Rep. Ivan Howard Guintu (1st District, Capiz), Rep. Jane Castro (2nd District Cap…
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is heading to Turkey on Tuesday with a government delegation to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ministers to discuss deepening bilateral co-operation.
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the seventh time during his second term, flouting the political risk of holding a high-profile meeting with the increasingly unpopular leader amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
Memorials for the Republican senator to start in US Capitol as Israeli and Ukrainian leaders are set to meet with Trump
South Korea's first project for investment in the United States under a bilateral trade deal is likely to be a power plant, government sources said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed from Israel on Monday afternoon for the United States, where he will be hosted in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "This is my eighth meeting with him since he was elected President, more than any other international leader," Netanyahu told reporters ahead of the Trump meeting. …
Recent deaths involving North African men during police operations have sparked renewed fears over excessive force by police, discrimination and political neglect affecting people from Middle Eastern and North African backgrounds in Italy, intensifying anxiety across the community.
People Power Party leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok on Tuesday continued the attack on the administration, saying that the people will "send the administration to hell" for creating "real estate hell."
The influencer and DJ was removed from the line-up after questions were raised over government branding associated with the event
The influencer and DJ was removed from the line-up after questions were raised over government branding associated with the event
A Labor MP this week relayed her exasperation at knocking on doors in their electorate, trying to talk to constituents. Throughout what used to be safe Labor streets, one door was slammed after the next.
Of course Jacinta Allan resigned at the last moment. She had been around long enough to know the score.
Two weeks ago in Bentleigh East, a part of Melbourne where neat, orderly rows of brick veneer houses speak to suburban comfort and simpler times, a car carrying Jacinta Allan pulled up outside an Indian community centre.
Taxpayers and parents of the 270,000 students in Catholic schools across NSW all have good cause to be disgusted by the evidence of financial abuse and breathtaking entitlement aired during a major corruption inquiry on Tuesday. They also have a right to demand answers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington, DC, and will visit the White House on Tuesday, with the war on Iran topping the agenda.
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first project for investment in the United States under a bilateral trade deal is likely to be a power plant, government sources said Tuesday.
A royal commission into the construction sector will be Ben Carroll’s first act as premier and he will consider alterations to the Suburban Rail Loop, using his elevation to pursue a major reset of the Labor government and attempt to reverse its ailing electoral fortunes.
U.S. Treasury yields continued to retreat on Tuesday as traders await this week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision, while the ongoing pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities sent oil prices lower, raising hopes of a more sustainable ceasefire arrangement.
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Manila has to offer tech professionals competitive salaries and a good career path without the administrative burden, analysts warn
Manila has to offer tech professionals competitive salaries and a good career path without the administrative burden, analysts warn
The newly minted premier must convince voters that he doesn’t represent more of the same
CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent
CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent