Historic First: Sanae Takaichi to Become Japan’s Female Premier
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its leader, positioning her to become the country's first female prime minister....
Bezos Wants to Take Data Centres Off-Planet
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, announced that within the next 10 to 20 years, large data centres will be built in space, which...
Governing Without Force: France’s New Prime Minister Bets on Parliamentary Compromise
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s newly appointed prime minister and the fifth to serve under President Emmanuel Macron in just two years, faces an early and...
Academic Freedom Under Siege? Trump’s Policies Cast a Shadow Over Nobel Prizes
As the world anticipates next week’s Nobel Prize announcements, the spotlight is not only on scientific brilliance but also on political pressures threatening the...
Dollar Heads for Worst Week Since July; Yen Supported by BOJ Outlook
The U.S. dollar is on track for its steepest weekly fall since late July as political uncertainty from the U.S. government shutdown weighed on...
Poland to Spend $5.5 Billion Linking Into NATO Fuel Pipeline
Poland said on Friday that it will spend 20 billion zlotys ($5.5 billion) to connect its pipeline network to NATO’s Central Europe Pipeline System...
Denmark Warns of High Risk of Sabotage Amid Hybrid Threats from Russia
Denmark faces a high risk of sabotage against its armed forces, the head of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE), Thomas Ahrenkiel, said on...
Russia Launches Overnight Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Russia carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy system, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at facilities across multiple regions,...
India Says It Downed Five Pakistani Jets During May Conflict
India’s Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh said on Friday that Indian forces shot down five Pakistani fighter jets, including F-16 and JF-17 aircraft,...
UK to Step Up Efforts Against Antisemitism After Synagogue Attack
Britain’s interior minister Shabana Mahmood said on Friday that the government will intensify its efforts to combat antisemitism after two men were killed in...