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Apr 10, 20242 min read
Philippines president says trilateral summit with U.S., Japan to include South China Sea cooperation
MANILA - The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Paul Simon to play for Japan's Kishida, Bidens at White House state dinner
WASHINGTON - Musician Paul Simon will play for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his wife, Yuko, and President Joe Biden and first...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Special counsel urges US Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity bid
WASHINGTON - The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say
TOKYO/WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets
LONDON - In an election-packed year, markets have so far shrugged off results, with the focus squarely on the one contest that could...
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Analysis-If you can’t beat 'em? European politicians embrace TikTok despite security fears
BERLIN/LONDON -When Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express...
Apr 6, 20244 min read
Explainer-What US-Japan defense shakeup will involve and why
WASHINGTON - The United States says next week's summit between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will...
Apr 6, 20242 min read
Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON - Representative Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker and a key ally of Joe Biden, signed a letter on Friday from dozens of...
Apr 5, 20244 min read
Biden threatens change in US policy if Netanyahu fails to protect Gaza civilians
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition support for Israel's offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps...
Apr 3, 20242 min read
Second channel opens around collapsed Baltimore bridge, but not for shipping
Recovery teams opened a second channel enabling smaller vessels to navigate the Port of Baltimore on Tuesday but most commercial shipping...
Apr 2, 20242 min read
North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile
SEOUL -North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a possible test of a new rocket...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
US plans trilateral summit with Japan, South Korea in July, Japanese media report
TOKYO - The United States government is arranging a summit between President Joe Biden and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts...
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