5 October 2025
Sanae Takaichi has won Japan's Liberal Democratic Party's leadership contest and is likely to become the country's first female PM. Here's what we know about her.
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5 Oct: UK police are continuing to question four people arrested on suspicion of terror offences after an attack on a Manchester synagogue on Thursday that left two people dead.... more
5 Oct: Representatives of Israel, Hamas and the United States are set to begin fresh talks in Egypt about how to implement Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.... more
5 Oct: The party of billionaire and self-declared "Trumpist" Andrej Babiš wins the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, near-final results show, which could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine.... more
5 Oct: The key election commitment of President Prabowo Subianto is facing mounting backlash over its poor oversight, questionable food sourcing and unhygienic kitchens.... more
4 Oct: A shocking mass grave discovery in Sri Lanka reignites global attention on one of the world's highest cases of unresolved enforced disappearances.... more
