The family of Megumi Yokota, who was 13 when she was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, met the US president previously in Tokyo.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by ...

After coming to a standstill at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic with the closure of borders, international tourism was firmly back on the agenda in 2024.

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And a few years later, Subaru came along with its own rally-inspired crossover with the Forester STI, much like the one ...

A change in underwear means that life cycles have shifted. South Korea has officially entered the super-aged society, with ...

Rubio, Cho agree to maintain close coordination on N. Korean nuclear issue, Seoul says South Korean and US top diplomats have agreed to hold their first meeting in Washington “at the earliest mutually ...

As United States President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term on Monday, he repeated his wishes to acquire the Panama Canal and rename the Gulf of Mexico in his inaugural speech. Trump has ...

With Thailand set to become the biggest nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, we look at the situation ...

The outlook for equities in 2025 has been dominated by one question: will the US market's supremacy continue? Whichever side ...

VIENTIANE: Laos and Japan have opened a new chapter in their bilateral ties by elevating their relationship to a ...

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and ...