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A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank on Tuesday said it would slow the cuts to government bond purchases from April next year, while it also held the benchmark rate at 0.5% amid rising growth risks.The Bank of Japan, whose rate decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, reiterated it would continue reducing its monthly purchases of Japanese government bonds by about 400 billion yen ($2.76 billion) per quarter to about 3 trillion yen until March 2026,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link It was about 3:35 a.m. Saturday when two Brooklyn Park police officers approached the home of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Instinct had led them there, spurred by a 911 call 90 minutes earlier from the daughter of state Sen. John Hoffman. A masked man had come to the door of their home in nearby Champlin, she said, and shot the senator and his wife – the first violent act in a string of them that would set in motion the largest manhunt in state history. Brooklyn Park officers went to “proactively” check on Hortman.…

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. CNN  —  A melting glacier draped in the tattered remains of a thermal blanket, a ghostly abandoned mining town in Chile, and an ancient tree marked by floodwaters are among the winning images of the Earth Photo 2025 competition. The award — created in 2018 by Forestry England, the UK’s Royal Geographic Society and…

Boca Juniors players Agustín Marchesín and Miguel Merentiel criticized the decisions made by referee César Ramos in their 2-2 Club World Cup debut draw against Benfica on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium, emphasizing the penalty awarded to the Portuguese side derailed the match.The Argentine club led the game 2-0 in the first half with goals from Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia before the referee called a foul inside the box to award Benfica a penalty. Ángel Di María stepped up to the spot and found the lower left corner to score the team’s first of the night.Editor’s Picks1 Related”I don’t…

Los Angeles has seen more than a week of protests, held in response to immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The protests started out peacefully before picking up in scale and intensity. CNN reporters on the ground have witnessed officers striking and pushing protesters and deploying tear gas into crowds. President Donald Trump has deployed members of the National Guard to the city after clashes between protesters and law enforcement. He has also mobilized 700 US Marines to help protect federal personnel and property. Trump’s decision to federalize and deploy the National Guard against American citizens — the first time…

Calgary, Alberta CNN  —  President Donald Trump signaled Monday that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran was intensifying rapidly, announcing he would return to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in Canada to monitor developments after issuing an ominous warning to Iranians to “immediately evacuate” their capital city. “I have to be back as soon as I can,” Trump told reporters at the summit convening in the Canadian Rockies. Earlier, the White House said he would return to the United States “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.” “I have to be back…

Illustration of the SK Hynix company logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares in South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix extended gains to hit a more than 2-decade high on Tuesday, following reports over the weekend that SK Group plans to build the country’s largest AI data center.SK Hynix shares, which have surged almost 50% so far this year on the back of an AI boom, were up nearly 3%, following gains on Monday. The company’s parent, SK Group, plans to build the AI data center in partnership with Amazon Web Services in Ulsan, according to…

Israel’s ambassador to the United States says only the US Air Force has the weapon that can destroy Iran’s deeply buried nuclear sites. But analysts are cautious that there’s no guarantee even that bomb could do the job. The Fordow plant is buried deep in the mountains near Qom, in northern Iran. Its exact depth is not publicly known, but some estimates place it at 80 to 90 meters deep. “For Fordow to be taken out by a bomb from the sky, the only country in the world that has that bomb is the United States,” Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said.…

At least 290 people are dead after a passenger plane crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.Among those killed were passengers on the flight, local residents, and people who were inside the BJ Medical College and Hospital hostel when the plane crashed into it, a senior doctor at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital told CNN.The Air India flight was bound for London. There were 242 passengers and crew members aboard. The airline confirmed there had been a single survivor among those on board. The Hindustan Times named the survivor as a…

Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty ImagesJapan, renowned for its pacifist constitution, is now setting its sights on the global arms exports market.Defense Minister Gen Nakatani earlier this month told Nikkei that he wanted to promote Japan’s defense exports, signaling a clear shift in the country’s arms policy, which has so far been largely focused on catering to the Japan Self-Defense Forces, or JSDF.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has also signaled sharper focus on the defense sector and became the first sitting prime minister to attend DSEI Japan, the country’s largest defense exhibition.While the shift in stance comes at a time…