Japan PM Ishiba says will stay in office despite election setback | Elections News

Japan PM Ishiba says will stay in office despite election setback | Elections News

Sunday’s snap election was the governing party’s worst result in 15 years, exit polls and media showed. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to stay in office despite receiving a major blow in Sunday’s snap election he called himself to shore up more support for his party. Ishiba told…

Egypt urges two-day truce as Israel kills 1,000 during northern Gaza siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Egypt urges two-day truce as Israel kills 1,000 during northern Gaza siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire, as Israel’s genocide has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the northern areas of the Strip in less than a month. El-Sisi’s proposal, which includes exchanging four Israeli…

US election: 8 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

US election: 8 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

With eight days to go to the election, former President Donald Trump hosted a rally at Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York while Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. At the Madison Square Garden Rally on Sunday, Trump repeatedly rammed home…

‘Children torn apart’ as Israel attacks Gaza school sheltering Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Children torn apart’ as Israel attacks Gaza school sheltering Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel has bombed a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least nine, officials and residents say. The attack at Asma School in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp also wounded several people, Gaza’s Civil Defence said on Sunday, as rescuers searched for more victims under the rubble. Taher al-Rantisi…

Ferrari’s Sainz wins Mexico F1; Norris closes gap on penalised Verstappen | Motorsports News

Ferrari’s Sainz wins Mexico F1; Norris closes gap on penalised Verstappen | Motorsports News

Verstappen’s two clashes with Norris cost him two points, closing the drivers’ gap to 47 points with four races to go in the Formual One season. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an emotional win in the Mexico City Grand Prix after Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was twice penalised…

Trump attacks Harris at mega-rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden | US Election 2024 News

Trump attacks Harris at mega-rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden | US Election 2024 News

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has rallied his Make America Great Again (MAGA) base at an event in New York City, again vowing to crack down on migration while slamming his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. Trump repeatedly attacked migrants during his speech at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, pledging to…

Uruguay headed for run-off vote in presidential race, forecasts suggest | Elections News

Uruguay headed for run-off vote in presidential race, forecasts suggest | Elections News

Leftist history teacher and centre-right veterinarian set for run-off vote next month, according to pollsters. Polling stations in Uruguay have closed in a presidential election race that has defied the regional trend of tectonic political shifts, with pollsters predicting a likely run-off next month between a leftist history teacher and…

Plight of Gaza civilians ‘unbearable’ as Israel kills over 50 in a day | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Plight of Gaza civilians ‘unbearable’ as Israel kills over 50 in a day | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the levels of death and injury in north Gaza are ‘harrowing’ and calls plight of Palestinians ‘unbearable’. Israeli attacks have killed more than 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in less than a day, most of them in the north of the enclave which has…

Bulgaria centre right leads in snap vote, fails to win majority: Exit polls | Elections News

Bulgaria centre right leads in snap vote, fails to win majority: Exit polls | Elections News

GERB party in the lead in parliamentary elections, but falls short of majority needed to end political instability. Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party was in the lead after a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, but has fallen short of a majority that would put an end to the…

Is a peace deal in Gaza possible after the killing of Yahya Sinwar? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Is a peace deal in Gaza possible after the killing of Yahya Sinwar? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Leaders gather in Doha for yet another round of ceasefire talks, with hopes are running high. Gaza ceasefire talks have restarted in the Qatari capital, Doha, after being stalled for months. Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency chief and the head of the CIA have met with the Qatari prime minister…