British king welcomes Japan’s imperial couple at start of state visit
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako started a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday as King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed them with an array of ceremonies and a state banquet...
WikiLeaks founder Assange freed in US plea deal
Since 2010 Assange has become a hero to free speech campaigners and a villain to those who thought he had endangered US security and intelligence sources
Australian-born...
Zelensky says ICC warrants show justice for Russia ‘inevitable’
“This decision is a clear indication that justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians is inevitable,” Zelensky said
“Every criminal involved in the planning and execution of these...
Emperor and Empress of Japan arrive in the UK ahead of a long-awaited state...
Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife Empress Masako arrived in the U.K. on Saturday ahead of a long-awaited official state visit originally scheduled for 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic delayed those plans.
India’s Modi to lay out third-term plans as parliament meets
Narendra Modi’s first two terms in office followed landslide wins for his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party
Analysts expect the 73-year-old leader to moderate his Hindu-nationalist agenda to...
For Iran’s youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race
All six candidates have been wooing youthful Iranian voters in speeches and campaign messages
Hashtag #ElectionCircus has been widely posted on social media platform X by Iranians
Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down, setting the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the...
Taiwan president says China has no right to sanction Taiwan’s people
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Monday that China has no right to sanction Taiwan’s people or go after their rights, after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases...
Former French president Hollande says Macron ascendency ‘is over’
“I have no scores to settle at all. That’s all in the past,” Hollande said
Now just two years into the younger man’s second term, “Macronism is...
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, criticized for saying West provoked Putin to invade...
Claiming that he warned of a potential war in Ukraine in 2014, when he was a member of the European Parliament, Farage said “we provoked this war”