The Monday morning headlines in Japanese newspapers will be dominated by the result of the previous day’s general election. But speculation about the country’s political
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Crash between cargo truck and bus in Mexico kills 19 and injures six
A cargo truck collided with a passenger bus in northern Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people dead and six injured, authorities said. Officials
Japan’s ruling coalition at risk of losing majority in election, exit polls show
Japan’s ruling coalition could lose its majority in parliament in Sunday’s general election, according to exit polls, after taking losses amid voter anger over a
‘There is no money’: Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis
Maria Elena Cárdenas is 76 and lives in a municipal shelter on Amargura Street in Havana’s colonial old town. The building has an elegant past,
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general
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China building ‘counter-stealth’ radar on disputed South China Sea reef, satellite pictures suggest
The Chinese military is constructing a new counter-stealth radar system on a disputed reef in the South China Sea that would significantly expand its surveillance
Venezuelan opposition says detained activist has been murdered
A major Venezuelan opposition party has said that one of its activists was murdered this week after being detained by security officials in the western
Legal bid for Ecuador forest to be recognised as song co-creator
A forest in Ecuador could be recognised as the co-creator of a song under a groundbreaking legal proposal. A petition is to be submitted to
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit
King Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s past while sidestepping calls to directly address reparations for slavery at the summit of Commonwealth leaders, saying “none
Argentinian police raid hotel where singer Liam Payne fell to his death
Argentinian police have raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony.