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Suga, a longtime right-hand man for the outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a top successor candidate. (AP)

Japan's Yoshihide Suga announces PM bid with strong party backing

A parliamentary vote will follow two days later, with lawmakers expected to endorse the new LDP leader as prime minister

2 Sept 2020 3:20 PM IST

In this photo provided by Steven Brown, a snake is coiled on the floor of a home at Laceys Creek, Australia. (AP)

2 pythons weighing 100 pounds collapse kitchen ceiling in Australia

The house owner found the culprits, one 2.8 meters and the other 2.5 meters long slithering into a bedroom and living...

2 Sept 2020 2:29 PM IST

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat boards a plane leaving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

UAE's warm welcome to Israelis reflects changing region

The Emirati charm offensive was on full display as they sought to convey a new spirit of friendship following the...

2 Sept 2020 1:50 PM IST

US Representative for Massachusetts Joe Kennedy III, grandnephew of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, speaks to reporters outside a Savin Hill polling station during the Massachusetts State Primary Election in Boston on September 1, 2020. (AFP)

End of a dynasty? Joe Kennedy defeated in US Senate primary

For all but two years since 1947 - nearly a third of the history of the United States - a Kennedy has served in elected...

2 Sept 2020 1:15 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference at the Pine Residence, the official residence of the French ambassador to Lebanon. (AFP)

Reform swiftly or face consequences: Macron to Lebanese leaders

Macron said targeted sanctions could be imposed in case of proven corruption and would be coordinated with the European...

2 Sept 2020 12:44 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours an emergency operations center and meets with law enforcement officers at Mary D. Bradford High School, Tuesday, September 1, 2020, in Kenosha. (AP)

Trump in Kenosha calls anti-racism protests 'domestic terror'

'These gentlemen did a fantastic job,' Trump said in reference to law enforcement units that quelled the violent...

2 Sept 2020 12:14 PM IST

Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the countrys next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later...

2 Sept 2020 11:50 AM IST

Army convoy moves on Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. In a fresh incident in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese PLA carried out provocative military movements to unilaterally change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong Tso (lake) but the attempt was thwarted by the Indian troops, the Army said on Monday. (PTI)

China says India violating territorial sovereignty and disturbing...

China said it 'has made solemn representations to the Indian side and urged India to strictly control and restrain its...

2 Sept 2020 10:53 AM IST

Some nations have worked directly to secure supplies of vaccine, but others are pooling efforts to ensure success. The Trump administration said that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. (Representational Image:AP)

US will not join global effort to find and distribute COVID-19 vaccine

The decision to go it alone follows the White House's decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO

2 Sept 2020 10:29 AM IST

Army trucks move towards Ladakh via LehManali Highway, in Manali. Chinese and Indian patrols regularly encounter one another along the disputed border, and both sides often accuse one another of border incursions, the report said.(PTI)

China using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial claims in...

'These tactics are particularly evident in China's pursuit of territorial claims along its border with India and...

2 Sept 2020 9:47 AM IST

Thousands of people gather at Republique Square in Paris. The January 2015 attacks against Charlie Hebdo and, two days later, a kosher supermarket, touched off a wave of killings claimed by the Islamic State group across Europe. (AP File)

Charlie Hebdo reprints Muhammad caricatures as terror trial begins

The 2015 attacks against Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, touched off a wave of killings claimed by the ISIS...

2 Sept 2020 9:20 AM IST

Protesters clash with deputies of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department during protests following the death of Dijon Kizzee. (AP)

LA sheriff's deputies fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike...

Los Angeles sheriff's deputies fired 15 to 20 rounds after Kizzee punched one officer and dropped a pistol on the...

2 Sept 2020 8:45 AM IST