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Japan snap election sparks debate over PM Takaichi’s dissolution powers

Japan snap election sparks debate over PM Takaichi’s dissolution powers

TOKYO: A political debate has intensified in Japan over the prime minister’s “exclusive prerogative” to dissolve the House of Representatives after…

February 3, 2026

China executes four over Myanmar scam network that killed six

TAIPEI: China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations…

February 3, 2026

B’desh court hands 10-year sentence to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: In two separate cases over allegations of allocating a 20-katha plot under the Purbachal New Town government project in the…

February 3, 2026

Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours

QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed about two dozen militants overnight in multiple raids in the insurgency-hit southwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the…

February 3, 2026

Tibetans vote in first phase of Sikyong, parliament-in-exile elections

 SHIMLA: The Tibetan community living in exile on Sunday participated in the first phase of elections to choose the Sikyong…

February 2, 2026

Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

GOMA: A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least…

February 2, 2026

Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children

DEIR AL-BALAH: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the…

February 2, 2026

Costa Ricans vote on outgoing president’s conservative populist program

CARTAGO: Costa Rican voters choose Sunday between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist Rodrigo Chaves by electing his selected successor…

February 2, 2026

Trump’s Greenland threats shake NATO unity

BRUSSELS: European allies and Canada are pouring billions of dollars into helping Ukraine, and they have pledged to massively boost their…

February 2, 2026

Pressure mounts on Andrew to testify in Jeffrey Epstein case

LONDON: There is mounting pressure this weekend on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s scandal-hit former prince whose royal status was revoked by his…

February 2, 2026