Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama dies at 101
TOKYO - Tomiichi Murayama, who served as prime minister from June 1994 through January 1996, died Friday, a source said. He was 101.
Murayama became the first socialist prime...
Alaska works to rescue storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift
JUNEAU, Alaska — One of the most significant airlifts in Alaskan history is underway by helicopter and military transport plane, moving hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf...
Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over protest killings
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in...
Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
Hamas’s armed wing said the two bodies returned would be the last for now — falling far short of the plan’s demand to hand over all of them
Trump says Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil
Indian embassy in Washington has not yet confirmed agreement
Trump says India cannot halt Russian shipments ‘immediately’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump...
Greece to approve disputed 13-hour workday reform
The new law is expected to be passed by parliament, where the ruling conservatives have 156 MPs in the 300-seat chamber
Unions have staged two general strikes...
Egyptian president: Trump’s Middle East proposal ‘last chance’ for peace
Abdel Fattah El-Sisi calls for two-state solution, saying Palestinians have right to an independent state
Meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh aims to “usher in a new page of...
Zelensky to visit Washington seeking long-range weapons
Meeting between Ukraine leader and Trump could take place as early as Friday
US president warned Russia Sunday he may send Kyiv Tomahawk missiles
Mother of Donbass-born Israeli hostage thanks Putin for saving her son
The Kharkin family plans to visit Moscow to thank the Russian president for helping save Maxim
DONETSK, October 14 - Donbass-born Israeli hostage Maxim...
Russia’s Medvedev says supplying US Tomahawks to Ukraine could end badly for all, especially...
Warning followed Russia's attack on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of a campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter
Putin said earlier this month that any...