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Can Japan’s new child custody laws reunite parents with children?
101 East investigates whether reforms to Japan’s sole custody system will stop parental child abductions.For decades, Japan has granted sole child custody to
Twenty people from Singapore Airlines flight in intensive care: Hospital
Of the 40 people on the flight still under treatment, 22 patients have spinal cord injuries, and six have brain and skull injuries, a hospital official said.Twe
Russia arrests another general on bribery charges
Authorities arrest Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, latest in a string of bribery arrests of high-ranking officials.Marking the fourth arrest of a high-rankin
UK complaint alleges politicians’ complicity in Israeli ‘war crimes’
London, United Kingdom – A new criminal complaint has been submitted to the Metropolitan Police alleging potential British government officials’ complicity
How do you find a bride? The new struggle in…
Yavatmal/Mumbai, India — On a warm Sunday afternoon in April, a group of farmers sits on a roadside bench at the intersection of the highway with their villa
Colombia’s Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank’s Ramallah
Petro had recalled the Colombian ambassador from Tel Aviv, where the embassy was closed on May 3.Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an
Photos: Indian election casts spotlight on Modi lookalikes
Muslim electric rickshaw driver Rashid Ahmed is fondly called “Our Modi” in his Delhi neighbourhood for his striking resemblance to Indian Prime Minister Na
Macron says French troops will stay in New Caledonia ‘as…
France’s president is visiting the Pacific territory where electoral reform plans have fuelled the worst unrest in more than 30 years.French President Emmanue
Nvidia’s profits soar as AI boom shows no sign of…
California-based company reports seven-fold jump in profit to $14.88bn in first quarter.Nvidia, the chipmaker at the centre of the boom in artificial intelligen
Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists…
Stone artefacts and animal bones found in a deep cave in northern East Timor offer new insights into where ancient humans lived more than 35,000 years before Eg
‘Strong punishment’: China starts military drills around Taiwan
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Exercises begin three days after William Lai Ching-te took his oath as president of the island China claims as its own.China h
What does the increasing recognition of Palestinian statehood mean?
Norway, Ireland and Spain announce they will recognise an independent Palestinian state.Until now, most Western countries have maintained they will formally rec
