TOKYO, July 29 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is fighting a losing battle in the polls, making a retreat from promised tax cuts more difficult and denying her officials the political backup they need to talk down yen and bond market bears.
KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 29 - Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in a cloud of dust by a massive 7.1-magnitude quake that rattled the building on Tuesday. They were the lucky ones. An hour later, the real disaster struck.
On 27 July 1986, a concert by British rock band Queen in Budapest symbolically tore down the Iron Curtain. A crowd of 80,000 filled the People's Stadium to feel the first wave of freedom. The band's official photographer Denis O'Regan recalls that night in an exclusive
Apocalypse appeared to have died at the end of the newest episode of X-Men '97. Could he really be dead?
Silent Hill: Townfall writer-director Jon McKellan offered clues in a new interview about the upcoming horror game's conclusion.
Screen Burn writer-director Jon McKellan and Konami series producer Motoi Okamoto said that first-person perspective was always the plan.
Silent Hill: Townfall, developed by Screen Burn and published by Konami, lives up to the series' reputation in a three-hour demo
Unrelated adults in China are sharing the same room and even their bed to save money.
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- For decades, South Africa has been at the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic. Today, it is becoming the testing ground for what many scientists believe could be the most important advance in HIV prevention since daily pre-exposure
De Vie in the French capital’s Montorgueil quarter was praised for its innovative concoctions having opened last year.
Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta AI signed the petition following a security scare.
Malaysia should try packaging race tickets with cultural and dining experiences to showcase the country as a choice destination for tourists, observers say.
Israeli protesters marched in Tel Aviv against settler violence in the occupied West Bank as police blocked their route and confronted demonstrators.
UK airport gets green light to charge airlines more to use the hub, which is expected to mean higher fares for flyers.
On 27 July, the European Commission positively assessed Belgium's fifth payment request for €225 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this
There are currently no transmissions in Australia's poultry population.
The 7.1-magnitude quake in Kumamoto damaged roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes.
Footage shows newsroom staff taking cover as a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto in southwestern Japan, killing 13 people.
At least 13 people have been killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday.
Rescue operations are ongoing following the 6.8-magnitude quake, as survivors wrestle with the shock.
One of the bookshops will close after 50 years in business, while another shut down ahead of schedule.
The EU has deployed assistance to both France and Spain under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as ongoing wildfires have triggered one of the biggest evacuation operations in Europe, displacing more than 300,000 people in France and Spain. In France, the EU has deployed seven
From a small lender mainly servicing tea farmers in 1984, the Family Bank grew into a thriving commercial bank in 2007 and was listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in June. One month later, the stock reflects a 35% paper gain as Muya looks to expand beyond Kenya’s borders.
It was a rare sight of an Emirates Airbus A380 - the world’s largest passenger airliner - at Hangzhou. But the situation soon became chaotic as 373 passengers were left stranded on board amid a logistical nightmare.
The film is set to earn more than $35 million on its first day in China, with local analysts projecting a full-run total as massive as $250 million.
The court ruled that the manager's comment constituted workplace sexual harassment.
By Richard Cowan, Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to U.S. Republicans are eroding
By David Lewis, Reade Levinson and Alexander Dziadosz LONDON/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor's business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support
While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far?
In the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU, together with Ukraine and Moldova launched the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes in May 2022, establishing new transport routes to keep Ukraine’s imports and exports flowing via rail, road and inland waterways. Today,
The European Commission’s wildfire strategy, presented in March, has fallen short as Spain and France face large-scale evacuations and thousands of hectares have already burned. Meanwhile, EU countries have stalled progress on key forest-management rules.
The singer cut her Denver show after just three songs
The new initiative is the second time Infantino has attempted to privatise football assets, with the first being in 2018 where the FIFA chief proposed a multi-billion dollar project to create more global competitions, funded by private investors.
Customers says they returned from their holidays to find their cars damaged and dirty.
Low-income households will benefit from blackberries being collected, a community group says.
The sanctuary in Devon sees money problems because of "astronomical" bills because of hot weather.
Fires like those burning for a week in France and Spain are so intense that they hamper, and at times rule out, direct firefighting. This new pattern, driven by climate change, demands a specific response.
International leaders have issued warnings the RSF may be preparing to attack the city, raising fears of further atrocities being committed.
A home on the edge of al-Mughayyir has become a weekly frontline in the battle for the occupied West Bank.
Five properties feature in La Liste’s Discovery Gem Hotel Awards for 2026 – including two in Europe.
Industrial chicken farms are boosting the spread of gastroenteritis-causing bacteria, as the global chicken population has surged to roughly 31 billion birds, new research shows.
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Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships
EU countries have extended temporary rules allowing platforms to detect child sexual abuse material online voluntarily until 2028. Lawmakers' biggest battle is the permanent "chat control" law that could decide the future of private messaging in Europe. Watch the video.
Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes.
The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.
In an era in which digital platforms have accelerated the circulation of news, generative artificial intelligence has transformed content production, and public trust in traditional media has steadily declined, information security can no longer be regarded solely as a