Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi wins election
The East Asian country’s first female leader gambled on rare winter snap election
Starmer’s chief of staff quits over Mandelson appointment as Epstein fallout deepens
Resignation piles pressure on Starmer as Epstein-linked files spark political storm
Angola seeks 20%-30% stake in De Beers, senior official says
Angola had initially submitted bid for majority stake
Namibia warns TotalEnergies, Petrobras deal lacks approval under petroleum law
Windhoek says Luderitz Basin deal is invalid until legal approval process is followed
Former French culture minister resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
Jack Lang steps down amid financial probe and Epstein links
US wants Russia, Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelensky says
The US wants Russia and Ukraine to find a solution on how to end the war, the largest since World War 2, before summer, says President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Thousands in Islamabad mourn 31 killed in suicide bombing of Shi’ite mosque
Thousands of mourners gathered in Islamabad on Saturday to start burying the 31 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque, as residents expressed concern that there could be further attacks.
Stellantis plunges on R427-billion bill for EV pullback
This after company scales back on its electric-vehicle ambitions
Zimbabwe agrees to staff-monitored programme with IMF
Zimbabwe has agreed to a staff-monitored programme with the International Monetary Fund, a senior official said on Friday — a tentative first step on the way to a closer engagement with the fund and an eventual loan programme.
Toyota boss Sato to step down, to be replaced by finance head Kenta Kon
Toyota CEO Koji Sato will step down after only three years at the helm of the world’s largest automaker, the company said on Friday, to be replaced by CFO Kenta Kon.
World briefs: Russian captain jailed for crashing ship into US tanker
In other world briefs, US firms' drones on display at Singapore Airshow, Russia expels German diplomat, and more
US and Russia finalising deal to extend New START nuclear arms treaty, Axios reports
Trump wants China to be involved too but it has declined to join negotiations so far
Malnutrition reaches famine levels in more places in Sudan’s North Darfur
The civil war between the RSF and Sudanese army has caused widespread hunger
Erdogan seeks to cool US-Iran tensions as missile dispute threatens talks
Ankara warns escalation risk grows as nuclear talks face derailment
Nigeria deploys troops after jihadists kill 170 in village attack
President Bola Tinubu condemns the violence as fears grow of the jihadist expansion















