[ad_1] As it happens8:08 a.mSouth Korea and Japan are getting closer to erasing their dark WW II history, experts say South Korea and Japan made important steps to resolve their differences this week, political scientist Katharine Moon said – but…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the prime minister to use special constitutional powers on Thursday that rocked parliament to push through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. The perceived risk –…
[ad_1] A 14-year-old boy was killed in a summary execution. A 4-year-old girl and an 82-year-old woman were sexually assaulted. A priest was brutally beaten, then stripped naked and forced to march through the streets of his village for an…
[ad_1] The President of Poland said that the country plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which will be the first NATO member to fulfill the urgent request of the Ukrainian government for warplanes. President Andrzej Duda…
[ad_1] The failure of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday has Canadian tech companies scrambling to divest assets from the collapsed institution. The collapse of the California-based bank marked the second-largest bank failure in US history, with collateral effects rippling across…
[ad_1] Japan and South Korea agreed to put an almost four-year-old trade dispute on high-tech materials there, an emphatic sign they aim to rebuild relations strained by history and work together against deepening security threats. The announcement came during Yoon…
[ad_1] The Women’s World Cup increased prize money by more than 300 percent for this year’s tournament. The US$152 million fund for the first 32-team tournament – which includes prize money, team preparation and payments to players’ clubs – is…
[ad_1] Russia’s attacks on civilians in Ukraine, including systematic and widespread torture and killings in occupied territories, constitute a war crime and possibly a crime against humanity, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry released Thursday. The sweeping human…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron bypassed parliament and voted to push through an unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by invoking special constitutional powers on Thursday. The risky move is expected to trigger a…
[ad_1] Shares in Credit Suisse rose 30 percent on Thursday after it announced it would raise its finances by borrowing up to US$54 billion from the Swiss central bank, boosting confidence amid fears of a banking system being moved from…