The conservative politician is set to be Japan’s first female prime minister.
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Munich airport resumes flights after suspected drones force second closure in 24 hours
Flights were suspended for several hours on Friday night, with around 6,500 passengers affected.
Syria holds first elections since Assad, but not in all provinces
Three provinces will not be included “for security reasons”, amid concerns over how representative the polls will be.
Netanyahu says he hopes to announce hostage release in the ‘coming days’
Hamas will disarm “the easy way or the hard way”, Israel’s PM says after the group gave its response to a peace plan.
Israel steps up deportations of flotilla activists
Another 137 people from 14 countries were deported after being detained while trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
At least 30 injured in Russian strike on railway station, Zelensky says
Preliminary reports indicate that train staff and passengers were at the site of the strike, he says.
Georgia protesters try to storm Tbilisi presidential palace
Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators amid growing turmoil in the Caucasus country.
Billionaire populist Andrej Babis’ party wins Czech parliamentary election
However, his ANO party falls short of an overall majority in preliminary results.
Hope and fear for hostage families after Hamas response to Gaza peace plan
Families describe a “fragile situation”, with negotiations between Israel and Hamas expected to resume.
Shock in Gaza as Trump appears to welcome Hamas response to US peace plan
Hamas agreed to release the hostages and to the idea of handing over governing Gaza to Palestinian technocrats, but did not give a clear response to many other elements.