Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year

Almost a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government surveys began in 1968. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described the demographic crisis of Japan’s ageing population as a “quiet emergency”, pledging family-friendly policies such as free childcare and more flexible work hours. But…

India-US ‘ties at toughest spot since mid-1990s’, 3 key reasons why Donald Trump is upset with Modi

Trump penalised India for continuing to be “Russia’s largest buyer of energy, along with China,” despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. He also took aim at India’s heavy reliance on Russian military equipment, arguing that such ties contradict Western pressure on Russia US President Donald Trump’s latest move to impose a blanket 25% tariff on…