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Far-right party gains influence in Japan’s upper house elections A nationalist party advocating a “Japan-first” platform secured significant gains in Sunday’s upper house elections, winning 14 additional seats. Originally formed on YouTube during the pandemic, when it circulated unverified claims about vaccines and global elites, Sanseito expanded its

Israeli Citizens Questioned After War Crimes Allegations at Music Festival Belgian authorities detained and questioned two Israeli citizens who attended an electronic music festival last week following accusations by pro-Palestinian groups that they were involved in war crimes. Prosecutors stated that they received legal complaints alleging that two Israeli soldiers,

Elderly British Couple Detained in Afghanistan Face Grave Health Risks, UN Experts Warn UN human rights experts have raised concerns that an elderly British couple held in Afghanistan could face severe health consequences due to poor detention conditions, urging authorities to transfer them to a hospital for proper medical care.

### Construction Begins on World’s Largest Hydropower Dam China has started building what officials describe as the largest hydropower dam in the world, located on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. Premier Li Qiang announced the project during a ceremony on Saturday, marking the beginning of construction. The news contributed

At least 19 people were killed when a military aircraft crashed onto a school compound in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Authorities confirmed more than 50 people, including children, sustained injuries, many of them with burns. The plane struck the Milestone school and college in northern Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood on Monday. A

Pakistan has detained 11 individuals after a video surfaced online showing a man and a woman being killed for marrying against their families' wishes—a so-called "honor" killing, officials confirmed. The couple, whose identities were not disclosed, were killed last month on the orders of a local