Trump backs Japan’s Takaichi before election, unveils her March U.S. visit
Analysts say Trump's backing of Takaichi, a nationalist and defense hawk, fits a growing pattern of aligning with right-wing leaders abroad
TOKYO: US President Donald...
Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows
Together with LDP’s coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party or Ishin, the ruling alliance will likely reach 300 seats, the poll showed
TOKYO: Japanese Prime...
Trump: US will have ‘very substantial’ response if Canada enacts trade deal with China
Trump last week said he would impose a 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it follows through on a trade deal with China
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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Hasina denounces the upcoming election
Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for her crackdown on a student uprising in 2024 that killed hundreds of people
She claims interim government deliberately disenfranchised millions...
Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on...
The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material...
Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house for Feb. 8 election to seek mandate
TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved Japan's House of Representatives on Friday for a snap general election on Feb. 8, seeking a public mandate to push through her economic and security...
Leading Jewish groups say Mamdani reversed antisemitism protections on his first day
Unusually broad alliance of organizations criticizes NY mayor for revoking IHRA antisemitism definition, anti-BDS measure; US Holocaust Museum: Revocation ‘should alarm everyone’
Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor, ushering in new age of anti-Zionist leadership
Taking his oath on a Quran in a historic subway station on New Years Eve, New York’s first-ever Muslim mayor says it is ‘privilege of a...
Bangladesh police say student leader’s killers fled to India
Ties between the neighbors have deteriorated since ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the pro-democracy uprising and sought refuge in India
DHAKA: Bangladesh police on...
NY governor steps in to prevent demolition of century-old Brooklyn synagogue
Kingsbrook Synagogue, set up at hospital to serve Jews escaping antisemitism, had been slated for destruction in development project
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