Voters fill in their ballots in the upper house election at a polling station Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP TOKYO — Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan’s two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his […]
Here are the key events on day 1,242 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. This is how things stand on Sunday, July 20: Fighting Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two people and damaging “an outpatient clinic, a school and a cultural institution”, according to the central region’s governor, Serhiy Lysak. […]
The boat carrying 53 people tipped over as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. At least 27 people were killed after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam‘s Halong Bay. The boat carrying 53 people tipped over around 2pm local time (07:00 GMT) on Saturday as Storm Wipha approached […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s governing board and a possible contender to become the next chair after Jerome Powell, has called for a July rate cut. He joins the growing list […]
The Texas Legislature passed a bipartisan law aimed at clarifying the emergency exception to the state’s abortion ban this spring. The law is called The Life of the Mother Act. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News hide caption toggle caption Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News AUSTIN, Texas — Across the 18 states that have banned or tightly restricted […]
Buoyed following a great ovation before the match for club captain Leroy Cudjoe, who made his 400th appearance last week against Wigan, Huddersfield took the lead after five minutes when Taane Milne cut out the Wakefield defence and found Gagai who dived over to finish a beautifully constructed move. That was as good as it […]
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank amid more violent raids by soldiers and settlers, and as Israeli authorities position to confiscate more land. Local Palestinian sources reported on Friday that 13-year-old Amr Ali Qabha was hit with live ammunition in a street in Yabad, located south of […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Rivian (NYSE: RIVN) is reportedly looking to restart work on its planned factory in Georgia from next month. The work was stalled amid the slowdown in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, but Rivian […]
Watch: Aerial footage of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility At least three police officers were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles, officials say. The blast occurred at around 07:30 local time (15:30 BST) on Friday at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The House approved a rescission plan last night to claw back $9 billion in previously allocated funds. This plan includes cutting federal […]