Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi vows sustainable finance, faster tax cut talks
She said her party had earned public approval for her platform on a temporary suspension of the food sales tax.
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Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea
Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
London’s Camden Goods Yard poised to draw New Yorkers looking for new homes abroad
Like many Big Apple projects designed for middle- and upper-income apartment buyers, the planned seven buildings on eight acres are centered around a large gourmet supermarket, Morrisons, to open later this year.
Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says
Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.
Israeli president to honour Bondi Beach attack victims on Australia visit
Israel's President Isaac Herzog starts a tightly secured visit to Australia on Monday to honour the victims of an antisemitic gun attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. While the head of state seeks to console the Jewish Australian community, his four-day trip
‘Marianne’ Review: Isabelle Huppert’s One-Woman Conceptual Art Project Sparks Deep Thoughts and Profound Annoyance
Well, that’s a wrap. As I look back on my two-decade tenure at Variety, I’m incredibly proud of the 2,000-plus reviews that the publication (and you, my readers) have entrusted me with. It’s the greatest privilege any film critic could ask for. And yet, I can’t shake the
Stream Super Bowl 2026 in Canada: How to Watch the Show Today
Stream Super Bowl live in Canada! Get today's kickoff time, free streaming options, and don’t miss Bad Bunny's halftime show!
Topological antenna could pave the way for 6G networks
Using ideas borrowed from topological photonics, researchers in Singapore, France and the US have designed a compact antenna capable of handling information-rich terahertz (THz) signals. Reporting their results in Nature Photonics, the team, led by Ranjan Singh at the
Building collapse in Lebanon kills at least six people, local official says
BEIRUT, Feb 8 - At least six people were killed and seven others were injured when two adjoining buildings collapsed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, with more trapped under the rubble, the head of the municipal council said.
K-pop Concert Doc ‘Stray Kids’ Tops Global Box Office With $19 Million, ‘Zootopia 2’ Climbs to $1.8 Billion
“Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience,” a concert documentary about the popular K-pop boy band, was No. 1 at the global box office with $19.1 million. The film, released by Universal in international markets and Bleecker Street in the U.S. and Canada, has earned $13.2 million
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven additional years in prison
Supporters of Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, said she had been on hunger strike since 2 February.
Anutin’s landslide shifts Thailand decisively to the right
BANGKOK – Thailand’s snap elections delivered a decisive rightward turn on Sunday, with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party securing a sweep while upending the progressive People’s Party, whose predecessor won on an anti-establishment ticket in 2023. Bhumjaithai won an estimated
Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win
BANGKOK, Feb 8 - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's Bhumjaithai Party won a clear victory in Sunday's general election, raising the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to a period of prolonged political instability.
Japan’s Takaichi Scores Historic Landslide in Snap Election Gamble
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the 465-seat lower house – a feat the party has never previously achieved, according
Iran's Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi faces a new prison term of more than seven years
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Iranian activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who has been imprisoned repeatedly in her three-decade campaign for women's rights, was sentenced to a new prison term of 7-1/2 years, a group supporting her said on Sunday. Mohammadi, 53,
2023–2024 El Niño triggered record-breaking sea level spike along African coastlines, study finds
Africa's coastlines are under growing threat as sea levels climb faster than ever, driven by decades of global warming caused by human activity, natural climate cycles, and warming ocean waters. Between 2009 and 2024, the continent experienced a 73% increase in sea-level rise,
Puppy Bowl 2026: Meet the Dogs Competing
Puppy Bowl XXII premieres Sunday, February 8, at 2 p.m. ET on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, TruTV, HBO Max and Discovery+, featuring 150 dogs from 72 shelters across the United States, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Referee Dan Schachner also returns as Team Fluff
The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to look back in time and study galaxies that existed shortly after the Big Bang. In so doing, scientists hoped to gain a better understanding of how the universe has evolved from the earliest cosmological epoch to the present.
Violence, double standards against Christians in India cannot be ignored
The free world cannot ignore this intolerance and the numerous anti-Christian activities in north India and other states.
Moore: Maryland Senate has 'obligation to vote' on redrawing congressional maps
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday urged his state’s Senate to vote on a new congressional map passed by the Maryland House amid a nationwide redistricting fight. “When you are watching Donald Trump in front of our face trying to ruin and trying to thwart democracy, we have
‘Scream 7’ Trailer: Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott Returns to Defend Her Daughter From Ghostface
Ghostface is back, and as usual, he’s out for blood. Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for “Scream 7.” “Scream 7” was first announced in August 2023. The film centers on Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott and a new Ghostface killer, who is hellbent on upending Sidney’s
