Getty ImagesRespected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: to become Japan’s Iron Lady.
After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition.
The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal…
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ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”.
In a televised statement, he also…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 29, 2025.
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Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza have told the BBC they are hopeful that US President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war will bring their loved ones home.
Viki Cohen, whose son Nimrod is among 20 hostages held in Gaza who are still…
CAIRO/GAZA — Dozens were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, local health officials said, despite a demand from President Donald Trump for Israel to stop bombing in response to a declaration by Hamas that it was ready to free…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international…
Israeli strikes in Gaza City were reported to have”significantly subsided” on Saturday, after the Israel Defense Forces was ordered to halt offensive operations there and move to purely defensive action amid a push by US President…
Opposition protests turned violent as riot police deployed tear gas and water cannon near the presidential palace.
Published On 4 Oct 2025
Georgian riot police have deployed water cannon,…
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Demonstrations in more than a dozen cities have jolted Morocco for a week straight, with the young people behind them showing they can translate digital discontent into a real-world…