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Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi forges historic election win

Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi forges historic election win

Sanae Takaichi delivers 316 seats of the 465 in parliament's lower house for her Liberal Democratic Party, its best ever result

Asia
Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of uprising leader

Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of uprising leader

Bangladeshi mission in Geneva sends diplomatic note requesting Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to support a 'fair, impartial and expeditious' probe into the killing

Europe
US pressing Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, Zelensky says

US pressing Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, Zelensky says

Ukraine says ceding ground will embolden Moscow and so it will not sign an agreement that fails to deter Russia from invading again

Middle East
Iran insists on right to enrichment, ready for confidence-building

Iran insists on right to enrichment, ready for confidence-building

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says zero enrichment can never be accepted by Iran

North America
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis announces departure, following mass layoffs

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis announces departure, following mass layoffs

Lewis, a former Dow Jones chief executive and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, was appointed to the role at the Washington Post in 2023 as the newspaper was suffering steep financial losses