Soaring expectations test Japan defense stocks in 2025. In a year of elections, Japan joined the group where the poll was called unnecessarily early and with a disastrous outcome for an overconfident leader. The Liberal Democratic Party – which despite its name is Conservative rather than Liberal – has governed Japan almost uninterrupted since the […]
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Former Suzuki Motor Chairman Osamu Suzuki dies at 94. ‘His legacy and teachings will never be forgotten’ Maruti Suzuki chairman says. Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor (7269.T) for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94. He died
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India’s hypersonic missile test will make China ‘sit up,’ says expert. India has joined a select group of countries — the U.S., Russia and China — which have hypersonic missile capabilities. The homegrown, advanced technology gives a boost to India’s efforts to gain a strategic advantage over regional rivals, and to make China “sit up,”
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Jay-Z’s lawyer warned by judge over ‘inappropriate’ actions as Sean Combs faces fresh lawsuit. The judge overseeing the case of a woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has criticised the “inappropriate” behaviour of Jay-Z’s lawyer. In a written order, Judge Analisa Torres hit out at
Mayotte cyclone: Aid rushed to French territory with thousands feared dead in ‘horrific’ cyclone. Aerial footage shows devastating aftermath of Cyclone Chido as 1,000 people feared dead. France is racing to send rescue workers and supplies to Mayotte after the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the tiny Indian Ocean territory – with fears that thousands of people
Russian air defence likely behind Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, military experts say. The deadly Christmas Day crash of an Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan was likely caused by a Russian air defence system, military and aviation experts have said. It comes after sources close to Azerbaijan’s investigation into the incident said fire from a Russian Pantsir-S air-defence system was believed
South Korea’s parliament impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo, as Yoon Suk Yeol goes on trial. South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos. The impeachment of prime minister
Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost. Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of only three medical facilities on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate the compound, officials said. In separate incidents across Gaza,
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Nato to bolster military presence in Baltic sea following suspected sabotage of undersea cable. Nato will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance’s chief Mark Rutte said on Dec 27. On Christmas Day, the Estlink 2 submarine
Azerbaijan Airlines flight downed by Russian air defences, four sources say. Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Dec 26. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Dec 25 in a ball of
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