TOKYO -- A Japanese business executive has returned home from Myanmar following his release from more than a month of detention after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, his company said Wednesday. Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of the Myanmar supermarket Aeon Orange, was in custody in Myanmar since his...

Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home

The Independent

 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has notified his governing party executives that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, meaning Japan will have a new prime minister, Japan's NHK public tevision and other media reported.Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021 and his term expires in September.

Japan's Kishida tells his ruling party he will not run in its September leadership vote, NHK says

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals.

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will step aside next month, ending a three-year term plagued by low popularity ratings and a spluttering economy. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted for decades, is due to hold a leadership contest next month, with the winner to become prime minister.

Unpopular Japan PM Kishida to step down

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NEW DELHI (AP) — The dramatic resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poses a dilemma for India’s government, and the South Asian powerhouse could even see its influence in the region wane, according to experts. During her 15-year rule, Hasina cultivated deep ties with India, her biggest...

Ouster of Bangladesh’s prime minister will test India’s regional power, with Beijing’s on the rise

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Remains found in a tomb in northwestern Spain are likely to belong to a ninth-century bishop believed to have helped create the Camino de Santiago, one of Christianity’s most popular pilgrimages, a new study has found. A combination of bone analysis, carbon dating, stable isotope analysis and DNA testing...

Bones discovered in Spanish cave likely belong to famed priest who created popular pilgrimage

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and other Western countries are showing little sign that they plan to quickly impose tough measures for what many of them have condemned as voting fraud. Most governments have demanded that Venezuela’s National Electoral Council...

Western nations take measured stance on Venezuela's disputed vote

Doctors took to the streets across India on Wednesday to demand sweeping changes to healthcare worker protections, after a female student doctor was raped and murdered last week at a government-run hospital. The strike came as federal investigators arrived in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal...

Indian doctors stage nationwide strike after trainee doctor is raped and killed

Two polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote radar station in the Canadian Arctic, the facility's operator said. The attack happened Thursday at one of Nasittuq Corporation's work locations on Brevoort Island, Nunavut. The company did not release the victim's name. "Our thoughts and prayers are with...

2 polar bears kill worker at remote radar station in Canada in rare attack

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the U.S. intermediate-range missile deployment, saying such a move could fuel regional tensions and spark an arms race.

China's foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.In a joint statement released Monday, they endorsed the latest push by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war.The mediators have spent months trying to get the sides to agree to a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages captured in its Oct. 7 attack in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and Israel would withdraw from Gaza.“The...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza

BERLIN — German prosecutors have issued a first arrest warrant in their investigation into the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, according to a media report Wednesday. German authorities refused to comment. German public broadcaster ARD, the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung...

Germany issues 1st arrest warrant for 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The "altar stone" at the center of Stonehenge likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. That's more than 450 miles away, raising questions about how ancient humans transported the stone such a long distance. The study's authors suggest they may have used boats. Scientists say they’ve cracked a secret...

Stonehenge's central rock came from Scotland, study finds — raising questions about how it got there

A brave mom who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her 2-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Yukon, Canada, told TODAY.com. On June 30, Chaput was jogging through a paved trail...

Mom fights back in grizzly bear attack: 'I'm not ready to leave my daughter'

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Japan has issued a warning for a potentially devastating "megaquake" after events on Thursday morning.

Japan Sends Warning of Potential "Megaquake" Coming

Business Insider

In a China-Taiwan war, the US may have to counter an invasion without top allies, experts say. But middle powers like Japan could serve as mediators.

In a Taiwan war, the US could find itself fighting China without its top allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Ukraine army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.

Putin says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive

 Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts in the disputed waters.China has long claimed much of the entire seaway, a key global trade and security route, and vowed to defend its territorial interests at all costs.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the proposed Arrangement on Defense Cooperation that he and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed in...

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

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If your home doesn’t have central air conditioning, buying something to keep you cool is a non negotiable, at least in my opinion. Temperatures are higher than ever worldwide, according to NASA, so having some sort of fan or air conditioner at your disposal is a must. I rely on window ACs in my New York City apartment, and if I’m being totally honest, I didn’t put much effort into shopping for them about two years ago. That left me with models that are quite the eyesore and unable to sufficiently cool off my space when it’s over 85 degrees.

Windmill vs. July: We tested both air conditioners for weeks — here are the key differences

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paves the way for a new prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move, announced he will not run...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paves the way for a new prime minister

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