A coalition led by Takaichi is expected to clinch a decisive win, according to polls.
"We received your message," the US news anchor says in the latest video plea for the return of her mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, who is believed to be abducted.
The socialist grandee quits his role at a prestigious institute as he is investigated for the "laundering of tax-fraud proceeds".
The White House posted an edited image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after she was arrested for organising a protest in a church.
Will Lewis said "difficult decisions" had been made to ensure the newspaper's future.
The Ukrainian leader says difficult issues remain, as Russia carries out further strikes on energy facilities.
Police say they are investigating three incidents targeting rail infrastructure that caused travel delays.
The Mississippi-born frontman of the popular rock band had announced a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in May 2025.
The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.
The US president says he "didn't make a mistake", adding he had only seen the beginning of the video before it was posted.
The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.
Nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered at the Return to Nature home after officials investigated a foul smell.
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot several times inside his apartment block on Friday morning.
Some Zambians outraged Ghanaians by describing the outfit worn by their president as a "blouse".
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of an NBC News presenter, is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.
The four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan's interior minister said.
After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.
On Sunday 8 February, Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show to an audience of more than 100 million people across the world.
After injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings, falls and celebratory gunfire, an event that dates back centuries returns.
The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.
At 70, indigenous teacher Biana Watre Momin acted in an Indian film that has changed her life.
Sanae Takaichi is popular - but inflation and a diplomatic row with China weigh on voters' minds.
The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie has left a community searching for clues and hoping for her safe return.
Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.
Ciara and Samuel L Jackson are among the big names who have become citizens of African countries in recent years.
Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.
At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.
The BBC's Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains why the US president's comments are causing a stir in a midterm election year.
Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
NFL fans have flocked to California for Super Bowl LX, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
The expiration of New START means there are no limits on nuclear weapons between both countries for the first time since 1991.