Takaichi will be reappointed as Japan's prime minister
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week won a landslide election that gave her a strong public mandate
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Peru's Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces corruption allegations
Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations
Thousands in Kosovo march on anniversary of independence declaration
Kosovo has marked the 18th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia with a march in the capital, Prist...
France's Macron holds bilateral talks with India's Modi to boost economic and strategic ties
French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi to deepen bilateral trade, tech...
Photos of Lunar New Year celebrations for the Year of the Horse
People around Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the start of the Year of the Horse. This is a photo...
Terrorism charges filed against suspect over plot to attack Taylor Swift show
Austrian prosecutors are charging a 21-year-old man who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts
The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria
Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost...
Expectations are low for the latest US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine
A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before...
China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries
China is letting British and Canadian citizens enter without a visa as it tries to boost tourism and business
Colombian president accepts rebel's proposal to have a commission investigate its possible drug ties
President Gustavo Petro said he will accept a proposal by Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independe...
Off-trail avalanche kills 2 skiers and injures 1 in northern Italy
Italian officials say an off-trail avalanche has killed two skiers and injured another on Italy's side of Mont Blanc
‘Adopt a Statue’ program for Milan’s iconic Duomo restores centuries-old marbles
A restored 15th-century Duomo statue is now on public display in Milan through a donor-backed loan program
A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora
A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora
Police in France detain 9 people in suspected massive Louvre ticket fraud scheme
Paris prosecutors say police are detaining nine people in an investigation into a long-running ticket fraud scheme at th...
South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining, gang violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang...
Nursery worker in London sentenced to 18 years for abusing young children in his care
A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually abusing young children, some as young as two, wh...
Remote Canadian community grapples with aftermath of mass shooting that left 9 people dead
The remote Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge is mourning after a mass shooting in killed eight people, mostly children...
Passenger ferry capsizes on Nile River in Sudan, leaving at least 15 people dead
A medical group says that a passenger ferry has capsized on the Nile River in Sudan, leaving at least 15 people dead