Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister in October but has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gender.
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday following his national security trial, a court website showed.
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Inter Milan visit Sassuolo this weekend with the chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Serie A table to eight points with title rivals AC Milan not in action.
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Arsenal could take another giant step towards the Premier League title with victory over Sunderland on Saturday before Manchester City face a daunting trip to Liverpool.
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The New England Patriots will seek a record seventh Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in a wide-open clash between two teams nobody expected to reach American football's biggest stage.
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Chris Gotterup is off to another hot start in his bid to claim a second US PGA Tour title of 2026 at the Phoenix Open, where frustrated world number one Scottie Scheffler was 10 shots off the pace.
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Canada and France, which both adamantly oppose Donald Trump's wish to control Greenland, will open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday, in a strong show of support for the local government.
Several hundred people rallied outside The Washington Post headquarters Thursday to protest its decision to lay off hundreds of journalists, including most of its overseas staff.
New Zealand's deputy prime minister brushed off criticism on Friday of his claims that colonisation had been positive for the country's Indigenous population and labelled hecklers "muppets".
Amazon shares dove more than 11 percent on Thursday as the computing and retail titan reported strong sales but significantly boosted spending estimates.
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France head coach Fabien Galthie lauded his team's attacking performance after their dazzling 36-14 victory over Ireland in their Six Nations opener on Thursday.
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One of Australia's most famous gangsters will walk free after prosecutors Friday said they would drop a planned retrial on drug trafficking charges.
France captain Antoine Dupont rued a second-half stutter but said that Thursday's often brilliant 36-14 Six Nations win over Ireland in Paris was "a good sign for what's to come".
Cuba is prepared to hold dialogue with the United States but not under pressure, President Miguel Diaz-Canel insisted Thursday after months of threats from US President Donald Trump.
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