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Japan election results confirm super-majority for Takaichi's party
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 315 seats in weekend snap elections, giving it a two-thirds majority, official results confirmed Tuesday.
Japan PM Takaichi basks in election triumph
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was savouring an election triumph on Monday, with her ruling coalition projected to have won a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house.
Takaichi tipped for big win as Japan votes
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» TOKYO - Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that could rile China and rattle financial markets.
Japan, South Korea leaders drum up viral moment with K-pop jam
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drumming session with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who joked he felt "a little awkward" in front of the former heavy metal band member.
EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria and Russia was suspected to be behind the incident, the European Commission said Monday.
UK rock legends Oasis kick off 'historic' comeback tour
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» CARDIFF - British pop legends Oasis kicked off a hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, commencing an unlikely comeback few thought possible nearly 16 years after last performing together.
French patrol aircraft ‘threatened’ by Russian military
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» PARIS - A French maritime patrol aircraft was the object of an “intimidation attempt” this week by the Russian military over the Baltic Sea, France said on Friday, calling the incident “unacceptable”.
Rock'n'roll showman Mick Jagger turns 80
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» LONDON: Mick Jagger once sang "what a drag it is getting old" but the most senior swinger in town shows little sign of slowing down as he turns 80 on Wednesday.
David Crosby: the outspoken trailblazer of US folk-rock
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» NEW YORK - David Crosby, an influential musical pioneer of the 1960s and 1970s who created a distinctly American brand of folk-rock with the Byrds and later with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, has died. He was 81.
US lawmakers set to pass major climate, health bill in big win for Biden
AFP, Published on 13/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers on Friday were expected to adopt President Joe Biden's sprawling climate, tax and health care plan -- a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming.