Japan’s Fumio Kishida heads to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy Japanese prime minister to show ‘solidarity’ with Ukraine in visit that coincides with Chinese leader’s Moscow trip. Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2023
Japan's Kishida heading to Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Former French Ambassador to Asharq Al-Awsat: Washington Accused Us of Lying about WMD in Iraq Former French Ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, who recently published a remarkable book entitled "The Others Don't Think Like Us," experienced the US invasion of Iraq "first hand." Gourdault-Montagne served as the diplomatic adviser to late French President Jacques Chirac and his representative at the G7 and G20 in the summer of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2023
Bilateral talks between PM Modi, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Kishida begin Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday and held bilateral talks. Dynamite News · Mar 20, 2023
Japan PM Kishida to announce new Indo-Pacific plan in India Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce a new plan for a “free and open Indo-Pacific” during his two-day visit to India that began Monday The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Japanese PM Kishida lays wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Mar 20, 2023
Germany, Japan seek cooperation on economic security amid supply chain strains Germany and Japan agreed to cooperate closely on economic security on Saturday during their first ever high-ministerial government consultations, held amid tensions over global supply chains and economic disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine. Reuters · Mar 18, 2023
Life expectancy calculator tells if you'll reach 100 as UK 'falls down global ranks' Find out your life expectancy with an online tool as a new report sees the UK 'falling down the global ranks' with Glasgow among the lowest levels. Daily Record · Mar 16, 2023
Which countries have the highest and lowest life expectancy? Recent research has found 29 per cent of Japan’s population is over the age of 65 Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
UK falls down global ranks for life expectancy - how do we compare to other countries? Over the past seven decades, the UK has performed worse than all G7 countries bar the US The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
UK used to have seventh longest life expectancy in the world, today it is 29th The rankings show that the only G7 country to do worse than the UK is the USA Wales Online · Mar 16, 2023
UK life expectancy growing at slower rate than rest of G7, research shows Widening inequality blamed for UK lagging behind all other countries in G7 except the US The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
UK falls down global ranks for life expectancy – analysis Academics examined life expectancies around the world from 1952 to 2021. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
S. Korean leader eager to strengthen ties with Japan, G7 SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has expressed his desire to resume periodic reciprocal visits between Japanese and South Korean leaders, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 15, 2023
The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023 Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government's plan to get the economy moving Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 spring budget covers employment, energy, enterprise and much more besides. The plan has already been dubbed his “back to work budget”, although he has called it a “budget for growth”.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 Starmer and Sunak are both haunted by the spectres of election defeats past Labour is spooked by its defeat in 1992, while the Tories fear a repeat of what happened to them in 1997
The Conversation · Mar 7, 2023 Amazon still seems hell bent on turning workers into robots – here's a better way forward The strikes by hundreds of Amazon workers at the company’s Coventry warehouse in the English Midlands have brought into relief some of the problems of work in today’s high-tech society.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 Labour’s messaging on business tax is right. Just don’t leave a long-term plan until the last minute The shadow chancellor has read the room on the need for a stable tax regime, but the ‘to-be-decided’ list is long
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Shadow chancellor says Tories ‘squandering’ economic potential as cost-of-living crisis ‘number one concern’ Rachel Reeves said the UK is the ‘only G7 economy that’s still smaller than it was before the pandemic’
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Shadow chancellor accuses Tories of ‘squandering’ UK’s economic potential Rachel Reeves said the UK is the ‘only G7 economy that’s still smaller than it was before the pandemic’.
Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023 Russia is getting around sanctions to secure supply of key chips for war Russia looks to be successfully working around European Union and Group of Seven sanctions to secure crucial semiconductors and other technologies for its war in Ukraine, according to a senior European diplomat.
Wales Online · Mar 5, 2023 The Andrew RT Davies interview: Liz Truss, Brexit and my Twitter account The Andrew RT Davies Twitter account has become a focal point in its own right given what appears on it — but the leader of the Welsh Conservatives stands by it
Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023 Europe leaps towards energy autonomy as sanctions undercut Russia Moscow has waged an energy war against the EU over the past year, but the bloc appears to be holding firm.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023 Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023 Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official.