Japanese PM after landslide victory: ‘I do not fear any challenges’
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition has won 352 of the 465 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
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Muslim rebels kill at least 20 in eastern Congo, army says
Rebels backed by the Islamic State group have killed at least 20 people in eastern Congo.
Why Did Canadian Firm Laramide Abandon a Uranium Project in Kazakhstan?
Laramide President and CEO Marc Henderson called recent changes to the country’s subsoil use law “a spectacular own goal.” He characterized it as “de facto nationalization.”
Sentencing in Jimmy Lai Case – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
Sentencing in Jimmy Lai Case U.S. Department of State (.gov)Opinion | Dissidents Are Silenced, and the West Moves On The New York TimesOpinion | A de facto death sentence for publishing a newspaper The Washington Post’D…
Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters?
Jimmy Lai, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years. We look at what happened to major democratic Hong Kong protesters.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 9, 2026 – USNI News
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 9, 2026 USNI News
Italy: Armed gang blows up armoured van
On February 9, an armed #gang blew up and set fire to an armoured van on the Lecce–Brindisi motorway, southern #Italy, with shots exchanged with police but no injuries reported.
Surprising result after residents of ‘Prince Andrew Ave’ vote on whether to ditch street name after Epstein scandal
RESIDENTS of ‘Prince Andrew Avenue’ in a small Aussie town have voted to KEEP the controversial street name – despite the deepening troubles of its disgraced namesake. At least one home owner on the street in Lalor, a suburb of Melbourne, called for a …
Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month
President Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.
Japan’s Hard-Line Prime Minister Wins Snap Election in a Landslide
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saw over the biggest electoral victory in her hard-line party’s history in a snap election, according to results published by Japan’s public broadcaster.