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Japan's incoming PM plans expanding coalition

TOKYO, Oct 07 (AFP): Japan's incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament, reports said Tuesday.The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its longstanding junior partner Komeito have been in a minority...

Macron should step down early and call presidential vote

PARIS, Oct 07 (BBC): Emmanuel Macron should name a prime minister to push through a budget and then call early presidential elections to solve France's political crisis, his first prime minister has said.Édouard Philippe's comments come after France's third prime minister in a year, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday after...

Jewish and Palestinian people gather for peace in London

LONDON, Oct 07 (BBC): For almost two years, Jewish and Palestinian people have come together in central London each month to share stories, songs and hopes for peace, amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.The events are organised by Standing Together, a group with roots in Israel, where supporters...

Trump calls off diplomatic overstep to Venezuela

NEW YORK, Oct 07 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela and told his special envoy Richard Grenell to stop all outreach, a senior US official said on Monday.The news, which was first reported by the New York Times, follows a...

Syrian defence minister and SDF chief approve immediate truce

DASMASCUS, Oct 07 (Reuters/AFP): Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi agreed on Tuesday to a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts in north and northeastern Syria, the defence ministry said.The truce is effective immediately, the ministry added.Recent clashes between the two sides have cast a...

Czech election winner Babis negotiating coalition

PRAGUE, Oct 07 (Reuters): Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babis said he may take ministers nominated by eurosceptic and far-right parties into a government he is trying to form after his ANO party won a parliamentary election but fell short of a majority.Babis initially said after the October 3-4 vote that...