AARON PATRICK: A mix of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Tony Abbott, Sanae Takaichi faces a daunting task to turn around a country in demographic decline.
The US President and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi didn’t just sign a critical minerals deal, they also autographed matching MAGA-style black caps proclaiming ‘JAPAN IS BACK’.
Hurricane Melissa has intensified to a category five storm, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale, as Jamaicans brace for catastrophic flooding and 280km/h winds.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: For months, companies and officials throughout Asia have been waiting for US President Donald Trump to address a question that cuts to the core of his disruptive plans for global trade.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is among the diseases that were relics of pre-vaccine days but have resurged in recent years, with mass displacement driven by climate change and war.