TOKYO– Voting for Japan’s general election began yesterday morning, with Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, seeking a public mandate for his policies, regarding COVID-19, the economy and security.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition …
KANDAHAR– The Taliban’s elusive leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, made his debut in the group’s birthplace, Kandahar on Saturday and visited a religious school there, head of the school, Mawlawi Sayed Ahmad Sayed, said yesterday.“The supreme leade…
TOKYO– Japan’s ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito, retained a comfortable majority of the lower house seats, following yesterday’s general election, according to final results early this morning.Led by Prime Minister Fumio K…
NEW DELHI– Authorities in the northern Indian state of Haryana, yesterday banned the sale and use of firecrackers in 14 districts near the capital, New Delhi, days ahead of the festival of Diwali.The local government cited rulings of the National
TOKYO– An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, today struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The temblor occurred at around 6:14 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 36.5 degrees north and a longit…
