TOKYO, Jan 19 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve parliament Friday and call a national election to seek voter backing for increased spending and a new security strategy expected to accelerate Japan's defence build up.
Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century giant of political philosophy, argued that every great power passes through a natural civilizational cycle lasting five generations—roughly 125 years—before decline becomes unmistakable. If we place the United States within this framework, its
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its slate of premium Spanish drama series. German-French public service broadcaster ARTE and German public broadcaster SWR have acquired two Beta drama series by writer/director/actress Leticia Dolera: drama “Pubertat –
Trump has boasted about ending eight wars, styling himself as "the president of peace" and therefore deserving of the Nobel honour but those claims have been exaggerated.
Local romance “Once We Were Us” maintained its position at the summit of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. While the local hit continued to draw the largest
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was appointed prime minister in October.
Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds Many people look up to admire the silhouette of raptors, some of the planet’s largest birds, soaring through seemingly empty skies. But
The popular stand-up and digital voice, who has in the past also made headlines by playing pranks on the likes of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and FIFA, "is truly in the Premier League of U.K. stand-ups."
Azerbaijan is increasingly emerging as a vital bridge between Asia and Europe, and the year 2025 has clearly confirmed its strategic geographic position and its crucial role for both Europe and Central Asia. It is important to recall that Azerbaijan has become a full-fledged
They will also have to stay in designated accommodation.
HANOI, Jan 19 - Delegates at Vietnam's Communist Party congress that started on Monday were given Samsung tablet computers without an internet connection, had no access to the mobile phone network and will have to stay in designated accommodation, two people briefed on the
When Donald Trump announced that beginning February 1, 2026, eight of America’s closest allies would face a blanket 10% tariff on all goods entering the United States, the shock was not merely economic. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the
The woman allegedly stabbed a man in his 40s multiple times with a knife.
[spotlight] From the limited rollout of a new HIV prevention jab to developments with new weight loss medicines, to high-stakes court cases relating to National Health Insurance (NHI), 2026 is set to be another tumultuous year in healthcare. Here are nine stories that Spotlight
Wildfires in southern Chile are devastating communities, with 19 dead and over 50,000 evacuated.
[Africa Check] Ignore social media posts claiming mixture of Jameson whiskey and garlic can cure HIV/Aids
The fire started late on Jan 17 at Gul Plaza which houses 1,200 shops.
The European Commission has disbursed €1 billion in Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to Egypt, an important commitment of the EU-Egypt Strategic Comprehensive Partnership signed in March 2024. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said: “Egypt is an
On Sunday night, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said families had reported about 60 people missing, prompting authorities to launch a search operation.
Hundreds of people protested in Davos against the World Economic Forum and US President Donald Trump's planned appearance, criticizing Swiss authorities.
European countries are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and wider economic counter-measures against the U.S.
Bruce Springsteen has hit out at ICE and the Trump administration, and dedicated a song to Renee Good, the American citizen who was fatally shot by an ICE agent earlier this month.
Donald Trump's plan to impose import taxes over Greenland pushed investors toward precious metals.
Donald Trump's threat of additional tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland prompted EU discussions on retaliatory measures. But EU-US relations are not the only ones taking a hit - the crisis could have deep repercussions on the NATO alliance.
A two-year-old kelp which was grown by SeaForester, here deployed in the site in Guia in Cascais.©SeaForester Portugal-based company SeaForester is restoring Europe’s lost kelp forests using a simple, scalable method: it grows kelp seedlings on small stones in land-based
"Her belief in the power of cinema, and her ongoing work championing emerging independent filmmakers, is inspirational."
Bersatu said it will only consider the proposal once full details are provided, while PAS said the collaboration “will only confuse the people” if UMNO continues to support the Pakatan Harapan-led government.
[The Conversation Africa] For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits - those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies - captured faces meant to remain present even after life had left the body.
[The Conversation Africa] Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim's data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until the victim pays a ransom to the attacker.
[The Conversation Africa] Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten vacancies in continental human rights institutions.
Also in this newsletter: we preview the week ahead at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and bring you the latest from Portugal after Sunday's presidential ballot.
In an earlier incident in December 2025, the woman allegedly threatened passengers on a public bus with a knife before she was restrained and removed from the bus.
[The Conversation Africa] The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea.
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the top film in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, as the market continued to soften ahead of the Lunar New Year corridor. The animated sequel added RMB36.2 million ($5.1 million), according to Artisan Gateway, pushing its cumulative gross to
ASTANA, Jan 19 - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will join the \"Board of Peace\" proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump after accepting an invitation to do so and wants to contribute to bringing about a stable Middle East peace, his spokesperson said on Monday.