Politics

Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

Japan Times

Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in their posts in a Cabinet reshuffle expected for mid-September, sources in the administration said Saturday.

Japan Times

Why do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?

Why do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?

Sir Keir Starmer is the latest person to take the office as a means of resigning as an MP.

Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

Why the Bayeux tapestry and Franco-British relations are natural bedfellows

The Guardian

Why the Bayeux tapestry and Franco-British relations are natural bedfellows

Tapestry’s loan to UK is just another chapter in the love-hate relationship that has spanned the centuries since it was created Five British prime ministers ago – and six French ones – when Emmanuel Macron first confirmed that France would…

The Guardian

Buenos Aires Times

Milei vs Kicillof and the third wheel

Milei has the advantage of being the incumbent and having the resources of the state. Kicillof has a similar, albeit much more limited, platform. Both of them promise to be genuine, meaning their rejection rates will be one of the…

Buenos Aires Times

President orders firm and accountable enforcement in forest areas

Antara News

President orders firm and accountable enforcement in forest areas

President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the enforcement of regulations in forest areas to be carried out firmly, ...

Antara News

‘Mini-dictatorship’: Students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in Paris

‘Mini-dictatorship’: Students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in Paris

Weeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in Paris supposed to promote peaceful coexistence but which activists say instead restricts lodger freedoms and hosts…

Russian forces establish foothold on southeastern outskirts of Dobropolye — expert

Russian forces establish foothold on southeastern outskirts of Dobropolye — expert

Andrey Marochko says Russian troops are advancing and clearing the settlement

Malaysia PM Anwar open to considering early GE, with DPM Zahid latest to call for snap polls

CNA

Malaysia PM Anwar open to considering early GE, with DPM Zahid latest to call for snap polls

Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday that it would be “better” for the 16th general election to be held early.

CNA

US should consider realities on ground in settlement of Ukraine conflict — Russian MFA

US should consider realities on ground in settlement of Ukraine conflict — Russian MFA

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says the situation "is constantly changing, and not in Kiev’s favor"

German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

The New York Times

German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.

The New York Times

Taiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election alliance

Taiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election alliance

A rupture between Taiwan’s two opposition parties over a mayoral race threatens to spill into November’s elections and erode the fragile trust underpinning their potential 2028 alliance. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and smaller…