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Japan's first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday's election

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday's snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy ... Read More


E-bike riders demand more flexible battery networks

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- For weeks, popular Kenyan podcaster and radio presenter Francis Kibe Njeri has used his social media platforms to spotlight a problem he says many electric motorcycle riders face ... Read More


US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data. Slightly over 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, or about 24,000 few... Read More


A charismatic straight talker, Japan's Takaichi is poised to expand her power in Sunday's vote

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. She loves motorcycles and playing the drums, including with visiting dignitaries. She thrilled a nation that often fetishizes co... Read More


Annual orchids show brings vivid color to Chicago winter

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- A soft layer of white snow blankets the grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The air is chilly, the sky gray. Inside, however, the air is warm and lights illuminate more than 1... Read More


Bank of England stands pat on interest rates, but cuts expected ahead

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday with U.K. inflation remaining above target and economic growth is showing signs of picking up. The ... Read More


The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here's why the fighting persists

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-ra... Read More


Russia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for 2 days of US-brokered talks

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war, as a Russian attack using cluster munitions ... Read More


What to know as Iran and US prepare for nuclear talks in Oman

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Oman, their latest over Tehran's nuclear program after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June and the Islamic Rep... Read More


Here's what international law says about striking energy facilities in war

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine's energy grid in recent weeks, plunging people into frozen darkness in one of the country's coldest winters on record. Ukraine ha... Read More