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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is making it harder for immigrants to stay in the country. Critics say she is hurting Japan’s ability to address labor shortages.
Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.
The measures come as the country’s conservative leader Sanae Takaichi looks to deliver on election promises, which were spearheaded by vast immigration reforms, in her historic supermajority election victory in February.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv Hayun, one of the passengers who helped subdue a pilot after a stabbing on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel.
Kabul says the strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine women and children.
The US-led force has been operating in Iraq for 12 years to dismantle ISIS networks which had threatened to takeover the region and plunge it into instability.
Exports jump 83.5 percent to top $120bn for the first time amid ferocious semiconductor demand.
Over the last five years, Swiss glaciers have lost nearly 20% of their mass, and 2026 saw the second-biggest loss of glacier volume on record. Experts warn there could be no ice left in the next 10-15 years.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have less than nine months to prepare for AFCON 2027.
The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population.
Top court's decision overturns last-minute stay that stalled Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says he’s firing 20% of the military’s generals and admirals.
El Salvador will hold presidential elections on February 28, 2027, the electoral tribunal said Wednesday, opening the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek a third term after constitutional changes removed presidential term limits. Bukele has drawn praise for sharply reducing gang violence but faced criticism over…
Andy Burnham says UK has 'strong indications' Iran involved in alleged security incident at RAF base used by US.
Russia launched its heaviest combined assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in months on Wednesday, killing seven people and triggering emergency power cuts in Kyiv and nearby regions. The strikes came as officials warned of a difficult winter as Russian forces target power and heating systems.
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Estonian will navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gwanghwamun palace on ThursdayEstonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday.Roose, a three-time slackline world champion, will step…
Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".
Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after a pilot was stabbed.
Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and dozens of police officers have been injured amid increasingly violent school protests in France. The protests began last week, when some secondary school students started mobilising against a shortage of teachers, over-crowded classrooms and what they…
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
