Walmart launches new grocery brand, as it tries to hang on to inflation-fueled growth
Walmart is debuting a new grocery brand, as the discounter tries to retain the shoppers it has attracted during a period of high inflation.
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Kazakhstan arrests ex-interior minister in connection with unrest that left 238 dead
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan arrested a former interior minister on Tuesday, in connection with deadly police crackdown on unrest that gripped the country in 2022, Kazakh news media reported.
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
After ‘really shocking’ LDP losses in Japan’s special elections, can Fumio Kishida survive as PM?
Kishida, the current LDP president, may not have been directly implicated in the misappropriation of funds, but his inability to get the party in order has given voters the distinct impression that he is weak. With an election for the party’s presidency set for September, analysts believe his rivals may begin to circle.
DPRK's delegation to attend flagship St. Petersburg economic forum
A delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will attend the St. Petersburg economic forum, Russia's annual gathering, which President Vladimir Putin and the country's top business executives usually attend, the TASS news agency said on Thursday.
Japan’s PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party’s loss in special elections
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend’s by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility.
Growing militarization of Indonesia's government is alarming
Virdika Rizky Utama is a researcher with the think tank PARA Syndicate in Jakarta.