Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, and she underlined her commitment to boosting Japanese defense as she prepared to host visiting U.S. President Donald Tr…
A cargo plane veered off the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport early on Monday morning, struck a ground vehicle and plunged almost entirely into the sea, killing two people in the process, with authorities later saying the weather and …
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said.
Jean Alam, a spokesman for the UN resident coordinator for Yemen, told The Associated …
A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, and six other individuals over the July 19 death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed, who was killed by police firing in the city's Mohammadpur area.
The ot…
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country.
Right after parliament voted to impeach Rajo…
Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages on Monday, the Israeli military said. It is part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.
Palestinians awaited the release of hundr…
The Gaza ceasefire held in its second day as tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to their neighborhoods Saturday and Israelis cheered Monday’s expected release of remaining hostages.
“Gaza is completely destroyed. I have no ide…
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession.
The president expre…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country and dedicated the award in part to US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly insisted he deserved it.
Machado,…
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power, killed at least one person and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a possible tsunami.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sai…
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