Japan PM seeks fresh start with Cabinet revamp
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday dumped arch-conservatives and embraced critical voices in a cabinet revamp he hopes will stem a...
Trump close to decision on trade measures versus China
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump is close to a decision on how to respond to what he considers China’s unfair trade practices,...
US to test unarmed ICBM following missile launch of North Korea
WASHINGTON -- The US military is set to conduct a test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), officials said Tuesday, days after North...
Thai ex-PMs acquitted over 2008 protest deaths
BANGKOK -- Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted two ex-prime ministers and two former top police officers over their role in a 2008 crackdown...
Tillerson: US-Russia ties could still get worse amid sanctions
WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said Tuesday he will meet with his Russian opposite number Foreign Minister Sergei V. Lavrov...
China defends gasfield activity in East China Sea
BEIJING -- China on Wednesday defended its oil and gas activity in the East China Sea as occurring in areas “indisputably” under its jurisdiction,...
Scaramucci out, General Kelly takes reins
WASHINGTON -- Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post...
Trump dictated son’s statement on Russia talks — Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump personally dictated a misleading statement in which his son Donald Trump, Jr. said a meeting with a Russian...
Associate of Malaysian Prime Minister charged over French submarine deal
PARIS -- A close associate of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been charged in France over alleged kickbacks in the 2002 sale of...
Iran says US sanctions breach nuclear deal
LONDON -- Iran has complained to the UN Security Council about sanctions the United States imposed on Iran in July, saying they breached Tehran’s...
US backs Georgia in NATO ambition
VICE-PRESIDENT Mike Pence said the US “strongly” supports Georgia’s ambition of joining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), even as Russia remains hostile to the...
UK asks Silicon Valley to tackle extremism
LONDON -- Britain’s interior minister will use a visit to Silicon Valley on Tuesday to ask Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube to step up...