International
Trump to host Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal
AFP : US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of sworn enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday, touting the prospect of sealing a long-sought...
US to give $50m for handing over Maduro
BBC News : The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m, accusing him of...
OpenAI launches GPT-5
Reuters : OpenAI launched on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global business...
Record rainfall hits Southern Japan
AFP : Japan’s weather agency issued a special heavy rain alert for the southern region of Kagoshima on Friday, warning “lives are at risk”. The...
Japan deploys 1st F-35B jets to boost defenses
AP : Japan on Thursday received its first three F-35B stealth fighter jets at the Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture, marking a significant step...
Israel bans Jerusalem grand mufti from Al-Aqsa
Arab News : Israeli authorities on Wednesday extended their Al-Aqsa Mosque entry ban on Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian...
Japanese population sees record drop in 2024
AFP : The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount — more than 900,000 people — in 2024, official data showed, as the...
Higher US tariffs take effect on dozens of economies
The Guardian : Dozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has...
Myanmar’s junta president dies
AFP : Myanmar’s military-appointed figurehead president — suspended from service since last year due to declining health — died on Thursday, a junta statement said....
Ghana declares mourning after 8 killed in copter crash
Al Jazeera : Ghana has declared three days of national mourning after two government ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. A...