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Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–The following are profiles of the new members of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet, reshuffled Thursday: Hisayuki Fujii, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hisayuki Fujii, 55, joined the Home Affairs Ministry, now the Ministry of Internal

Tokoname, Aichi Pref., Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk, head of the country’s Olympic Committee, arrived at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Thursday for this year’s Asian Games, which will officially kick off on Saturday.

(Adnkronos) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to run for a new term in early presidential elections, thus circumventing the constitutional norm that prevents him from running again at the end of his current term. This was stated today to the

(Adnkronos) – Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 due to the “terrible and ongoing loss of life in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis”. The Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced this in a statement. 

(Adnkronos) – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced his resignation following the defeat in the legislative elections, won by the center-left bloc. “It is now up to the Speaker of Parliament to lead the next steps for the formation of a

(Adnkronos) – A Moscow court, on the eve of the Duma elections, confirmed the arrest in absentia of journalist Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of Boris Nemtsov, a historic Russian liberal figure, former protégé of Boris Yeltsin and later an opponent of Vladimir Putin.

(Adnkronos) – The number of detainees who have died in Israeli prisons since October 7, 2023 – and whose identities have been revealed – has risen to 92, of whom 53 were from Gaza. This was announced by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society,

(Adnkronos) – Magdalena Andersson is set to return to lead Sweden. Four days after the polls closed, the count of the legislative elections confirms the victory of the center-left bloc led by the former social democratic prime minister, who wins 176 of

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday described her second cabinet, which she launched the same day, as one that will make decisions, take on challenges and act. “I will pursue a responsible and proactive fiscal policy to

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority will take time to verify the facts surrounding Chubu Electric Power Co.’s data fraud, NRA Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka said Thursday. “I think it will take some time, but we want to thoroughly check the