Saturday, June 27, 2026

Japan

March 12, 2026

UN humanitarian plan secures $9 billion, still needs $14 billion

UN-OCHA says it has secured $8.7 billion in funding and pledges for its 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview.

People in Gaza
March 10, 2026

Gov. Sanwo-Olu mourns former national team coach Onigbinde

Mr Sanwo-Olu said the late coach served Nigeria passionately between 1982 and 1984.

Adegboyega Onigbinde.
March 6, 2026

U.S.-Israeli War: Iran isolated, under fire as Russia, China stand aside

Russia and China’s restraint reflected a cold calculation, analysts stated, noting that intervening as Iran faces Israel and the U.S. would bring unpredictable risks.

Putin, Xi inspecting troops
January 29, 2026

Japan backs UNESCO with $50,000 to tackle flood in Niger

Japan and UNESCO have signed an Arrangement Letter to implement a $50,000 flood resilience project in Niger.

Niger floods
January 28, 2026

U.S. dollar doing great, says Trump 

Mr Trump has previously spoken openly in favour of a weaker dollar.

Dollars
January 21, 2026

Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life imprisonment

Tetsuya Yamagami, a 45-year-old man who assassinated Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, with a homemade gun in 2022, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Tetsuya Yamagami
January 13, 2026

Singapore’s passport most powerful globally in 2026; Japan, South Korea second: Report

The United Arab Emirates ranks fifth, New Zealand sixth, Australia seventh, Canada eighth, and Malaysia nineth.

Singapore's passport
December 26, 2025

Japan plans record defence budget amid tensions with China

The draft budget for 2026, approved by the cabinet on Friday, provides for a 3.5 per cent rise in military expenditure to around 9 trillion yen.

December 6, 2025

World Bank, countries announce progress in improving health care for 1.5 billion people by 2030

The World Bank Group, global partners and countries, on Saturday, announced continued progress toward the goal of delivering affordable and quality health services to 1

WORLD BANK
December 4, 2025

Putin rules out return to G7

Russia is not looking to rejoin G7, President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to India on Thursday.

Vladimir Putin