Takaichi’s enthusiasm, populist spending promises and nationalist rhetoric appear to have energised some voters. But critics, including businesses, are sceptical that her pledge to spend more can revive the sluggish Japanese economy. The country’s government debt is already one of the highest
Before it was removed, Derrick Johnson, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, called the video “disgusting and utterly despicable” and accused Trump of attempting to distract the public from the Epstein case and a
What is clear is there are significant sums of money to be made. Based on channel membership and subscription fees, the BBC estimates AKA alone has earned at least 163,200 Yuan ($22,000, £16,300) since last April. The average annual income in China
Ahead of the deadline set by Congress, deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the files would not be published on time, citing the extra work needed to guard victims’ identities. “We are looking at every single piece of paper that we are
“The DOJ has violated all three of our requirements,” she told BBC’s Newsday on Tuesday. “Number one, many documents still haven’t been disclosed. Number two, the date set for release has long passed. And number three, DOJ released the names of many
However, the leader of Norway’s Green Party, Arild Hermstad, who is a republican says the email exchanges point to a monarchy that is not working: “It really puts not only the royal family in a big squeeze, but also for Norway itself,
The latest cache of Epstein files reveals that Princess Mette-Marit spent four days at Epstein’s house in Palm Beach, Miami in January 2013 and, in one email from the HRH Crown Princess account, Epstein was asked whether a mother should suggest naked
The four rape charges date from 2018, at his parents’ official residence on the Skaugum estate outside Oslo, to November 2024, after his initial arrest. One of the four, dating back to 2023, involves intercourse while the woman was asleep. The other
“I’ve been working to the edge of sanity this year and so, once my kids head home after Christmas, I really want to hit the party scene in St Barts or elsewhere and let loose,” he writes, adding that a “peaceful island
Temperatures in Kyiv were due to plummet from Thursday and reach -24C (-11F) over the next few days. In recent weeks, Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, as it has during cold periods since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.