Tokyo: The Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.5% on Friday, matching market expectations, as the nation’s inflation declined to its lowest levels since November 2024.

According to Anadolu Agency, the central bank stated that …

Gaza city: The Israeli army on Friday killed 40 more Palestinians, including two children, in attacks on the Gaza Strip, detonating several residential buildings in Gaza City with explosives, according to medical sources and official media. Israel con…

Kabul: An elderly British couple held in Afghanistan was released by the interim Taliban administration on Friday after mediation by Qatar. Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said Barbie Reynolds, 76, and Peter Reynolds, 80, had viol…