Japan PM to resign to avoid party split
TOKYO, Sept 07 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party - which has governed Japan for almost all of...
Read more
Russia fires over 800 drones at Ukraine in new record
KYIV, Sept 07 (AFP): Russia fired at least 805 drones and 13 missiles at Ukraine from late Saturday to early Sunday, the largest air attack of the war, according to Ukraine's air force."Air force units detected and tracked 818 air attack vehicles," the air force posted on Telegram. Air defences...
Read more
Masked gang kills 2 boys in Australia
SYDNEY, Sept 07 (AFP): A gang of masked attackers armed with machetes stabbed and killed two boys aged 12 and 15 in a "horrific" attack in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said Sunday.Up to eight people in a suspected youth gang attacked the children separately in nearby locations in...
Read more
Thai tycoon takes office as PM
BANGKOK, Sept 07 (AFP): Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, after an endorsement from the king started the conservative's tenure as the nation's new leader."His Majesty the King has endorsed Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul to be prime minister from now onwards," said secretary-general of Thailand's lower...
Read more
