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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house elections, with polls suggesting his ruling coalition may lose its majority. Rising living costs and stalled US trade talks have eroded public confidence, potentially ending his premiership after less than a year in office. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its… Continue reading Japan PM faces upper house election reckoning amid economic woes

LONDON: UK police detained more than 100 people across multiple cities during protests supporting Palestine Action, marking the third consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the government’s ban on the activist group under anti-terror laws. The Metropolitan Police confirmed 55 arrests in London’s Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for displaying signs backing Palestine Action.… Continue reading UK police arrest over 100 Palestine Action supporters in protests