Kishida stresses urgent need for Constitutional reform
The PM said this was necessary with the country facing the most severe and complex postwar security environment.
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Global circumstances including the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are believed to have influenced the result.
Food prices push Pakistan’s April inflation to record high of 36.4%
The finance ministry said headline inflation was expected to remain at elevated levels in the months to come, despite contractionary monetary policy by the central bank.
Security tightened ahead of G7 summit in Hiroshima
As large-scale global events can become targets of cyber criminals, Japanese authorities will also have to be on the lookout for cyberattacks over the summit period.
UN rings the alarm on diminishing global press freedoms
UN chief Antonio Guterres also lamented the concentration of the media industry and the collapse of independent media.
Muslim population misinformation fuels Islamophobia in India
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President Yoon returns home to face contentious political front
The series of moves targeting the first lady comes as the party’s current and former leaders are faced with legal troubles over their own corruption scandals.