The number of centenarians in Japan has risen rapidly even though the trend of declining population has continued for a long time. For the first time in the country’s history the number of people aged 100 years or more has exceeded 100,000. At present the number of centenarians in Japan stands at 107,677.
Key democratic indicators in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels in the past 50 years. At the same time, the rule of law worldwide has come under major pressure due to various steps and threats from the country’s Trump administration. However, amid this disappointing global picture some signs of democratic progress have been seen in several countries including Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Jemima Goldsmith, 52, marries financier Cameron O'Reilly, 62, in a private ceremony — more than two decades after her 2004 divorce from Imran Khan.
Thirteen people have been injured in a series of missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on various civilian areas in Saudi Arabia. Seven houses and two vehicles were damaged in the attacks.
A DNA test has revealed that two Dutch women who became close friends as teenagers are actually biological sisters, separated in infancy after being adopted from two different orphanages in Mumbai.
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States (US) could remain in Iran even after the war ends and potentially retain control of the country’s oil.