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The number of births in Japan dropped below 700,000 for the first time in 2024, underscoring the country’s ongoing demographic challenges. According to data released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on Wednesday, only 686,061 births were recorded last year,
Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, has narrowly won Poland’s presidential runoff, securing 50.89% of the vote against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%, according to official results released by the
The European Union is nearing its primary climate objective for 2030, with current national policies expected to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent compared to 1990 levels, according to a report released by the European Commission on Wednesday. The EU’s target, established under
A man has been detained after a vehicle struck several pedestrians in Liverpool city centre on Monday evening, shortly after the conclusion of Liverpool Football Club’s Premier League victory parade. The incident occurred around 6:00 PM local time on Water
Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and four others remain missing following flash floods that swept through a gold mining site in Jim Village, located in the Arfak Mountains District of West Papua, Indonesia. The incident occurred earlier this week as
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Friday, according to data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 10 kilometers beneath the surface, which is classified as shallow and can lead to more intense
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, met on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi with Hussein Al-Sheikh, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and
At least 100 people have died following severe flooding in the Fizi territory of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The flooding, which occurred overnight from Friday to Saturday, was triggered by intense rainfall that
Germany has formally requested an exemption from European Union borrowing limits to substantially increase its defence spending, citing the need to address rising military threats from Russia. According to reports by Euractiv, the request was made through a letter sent
The European Parliament has taken a decisive step toward reinforcing the European Union’s defence capabilities by endorsing a draft law aimed at enhancing the bloc’s defence industry. On Thursday, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) approved measures that would strengthen