Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) have agreed to form a coalition government, paving the way for LDP leader Sanae Takaichi to become the country’s first female prime minister. Support in Parliamentary Vote As part of the arrangement, Ishin will 
                        
        
            
                Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its ally Komeito have lost their majority in the House of Councillors following the latest Upper House election. Out of the 125 seats contested, the coalition secured only 47—falling three short of the minimum 50 needed to hold control. This marks the first time in 16 years that […]                            
            
            
                Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition has lost its parliamentary majority after the exit of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party. This development comes shortly after the United Torah Judaism party also withdrew its support. With only 50 seats remaining in the 120-member Knesset, Netanyahu is now leading a minority government. The immediate trigger for                             
            
                                                                                    













