Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or older, marking a new longevity milestone for a country confronting an accelerating demographic crisis. The number of centenarians reached a record 107,677 this year, according to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare – an increase of 7,914 from 2025 and the 56th…
The country rebukes the UN atomic agency’s ‘double standards’ and says nuclear status is ‘irreversible’. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. The ministry said on Saturday that its status as a nuclear…
Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Cape Town on Friday at a vigil for victims of femicide in South Africa. Anger is rising across the country as the bodies of nine women have been found near Johannesburg in just two months. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 Share South Africans voice their…
Hundreds of unveiled runners competed in Tehran in one of the largest displays of defiance since the 2022 ‘women, life, freedom’ protests. Some are calling it a tale of two cities, as veiled women marched in the capital on the same day to support the government and war effort. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep…
New US law imposes harsh measures on Russia, aims to weaken Kremlin’s war funding and push for Ukraine negotiations. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, days after Congress sent the bill to the White House…
In Super Macklemore 64, players are chased by a giant Ed Sheeran, dodge tiny billionaire Robert Krafts and summon musicians to chant “Free Palestine”. Creator Jonathan Mann says it highlights the “absurdity” of Macklemore being dropped from Sheeran’s concerts and Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026 Share Super Macklemore 64:…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a US defence pact next week, pending approval from both parliaments. Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026 US President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Washington has entered into an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the United States “permanent control over security and…
