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Japan’s PM Takaichi must show ‘actions’ for dialogue
China insisted yesterday that Tokyo must first show “concrete actions” after Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she was “open to various dialogues” with Beijing, effectively rejecting her overtures.
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Epstein accomplice seeks clemency from Trump
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused Monday to answer questions from US lawmakers but her attorney said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by US President Donald Trump.
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient injuries
10 February 2026, 09:04 AM
Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks clemency from Trump before testimony
Maxwell, 64, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to discuss her relations with Epstein
10 February 2026, 08:57 AM
Takaichi party won super-majority in Japan election: official results
The outcome is the LDP's best in its history and allows Japan's first woman prime minister to stamp her mark on the country of 123 million people over the next four years
10 February 2026, 08:50 AM
UK PM Starmer’s communications director quits
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was scrambling to shore up his premiership yesterday, as another top aide quit and he prepared to face lawmakers furious that his government has become embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
10 February 2026, 04:49 AM
53 migrants dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya: UN
The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday
9 February 2026, 16:48 PM
Venezuela's Machado says ally 'kidnapped' after his release
Machado claimed that her close ally had been "kidnapped" in the capital Caracas by armed men "dressed in civilian clothes" who took him away by force
9 February 2026, 13:46 PM
Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant again
A glitch with an alarm in January forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster
9 February 2026, 11:55 AM
US challenges Chinese control in race for African minerals
Washington's focus is on Zambia, Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo.
9 February 2026, 10:13 AM
US Congress to depose Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell, currently serving 20 years in prison for trafficking girls to the disgraced financier Epstein, will face questions from prison via videolink
9 February 2026, 09:58 AM
Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail
Rights groups condemned a 20-year prison term handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday, calling it "effectively a death sentence" and a grave injustice.
9 February 2026, 08:59 AM
Japan PM Takaichi basks in historic election triumph
The outcome gives Japan's first female premier a strong mandate to implement her conservative agenda
9 February 2026, 08:36 AM
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
At least 51 people have been kidnapped and three killed in attacks over the past three days in four different villages in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State, security forces said Saturday.
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Iran defies US threats
Iran will never surrender the right to enrich uranium, even if war “is imposed on us”, its foreign minister said yesterday, defying pressure from Washington.
9 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Hamas leader vows no arms handover
A senior Hamas leader said yesterday that the Palestinian Islamist movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza, pushing back against US and Israeli demands.
9 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Thailand votes after 3 leaders in two years
Thais voted yesterday in an election where progressive reformists were the runaway opinion poll leaders but the incumbent conservative prime minister is expected to end up retaining his position, extending the country’s political stand-off.
9 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Japan’s Takaichi set for big election win: exit poll
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party was set to secure a big majority in Japan’s lower house in an election yesterday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls.
9 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran sentences Nobel peace laureate Mohammadi to six years in prison: lawyer
To be exiled for two years to the city of Khosf in the eastern province of South Khorasan, says lawyer
8 February 2026, 23:00 PM
Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
France’s Financial Prosecutor is investigating Jack Lang and his daughter for alleged tax fraud
8 February 2026, 15:24 PM