US vice-president JD Vance has arrived in Israel with his wife, Usha.
Vance is expected to meet top US Middle East envoys and military experts monitoring the truce on Tuesday. He…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told parliament that Israeli forces had dropped 153 tonnes of bombs on Gaza in response to what Israel described as a breach of the ceasefire by Hamas.Speaking…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. commands “great respect” from Beijing and that he will reach a “fantastic deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet soon.
Trump’s…
Mariko Oi
Presenter, Asia Specific podcast
Image source, ReutersWhile many of Japan’s feminists may not be celebrating the country’s
first…
TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan elected hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally.
Takaichi, 64, the new leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party…