Hawkish Takaichi joins race to be Japan’s next PM
Sanae Takaichi, one of Japan’s few prominent female politicians, announced Wednesday she will…
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Voting underway in Morocco legislative, local polls
Moroccans began voting Wednesday in parliamentary and local elections that will decide the fate of Islamists…
Read MoreNew Taliban government begins work as protests grow
A new Taliban interim government drawn exclusively from loyalist ranks formally began work Wednesday,…
Read MoreChina’s state media tries to reassure investors over crackdown
China’s recent clampdowns on a range of industries including tech firms and the education sector…
Read MoreExtinct Tasmanian tiger brought to life in colour footage
Century-old footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity has been brought to life by colourisation,…
Read MoreExhausted and abandoned: why Afghanistan’s army collapsed
When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month, capturing Afghanistan’s capital without a fight,…
Read MoreTaliban announce hardline govt as protests grow
The Taliban announced their government on Tuesday, with a UN-blacklisted veteran of the hardline movement…
Read MoreBulgari hit by 10 mn euro jewel heist in Paris
A group of thieves struck the Bulgari store in Paris’s Place Vendome on Tuesday, making off with…
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Malisse helps spark South African Lloyd to US Open last 8
Listening to coaches has paid off for South African Lloyd Harris, who fired 36 aces in winning Monday…
Read MoreVenezuela political talks enter final day in Mexico
Venezuelan political negotiators on Monday entered the last stretch of their latest round of talks focused…
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