POLITICS

Japan elected to UN Security council for two years

Japan was among five countries elected Thursday to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2023 and 2024.

Switzerland,…

Sick Putin could be incapacitated within months and then toppled as leader Western spy claims

Western intelligence officials believe Vladimir Putin could become medically incapacitated "within three-six months", a former spy has claimed.

Boris Johnsons social mobility tsar says he is a bad role model for younger generation

Katharine Birbalsingh, the government's social mobility tsar, said she believes Boris Johnson is not a good role model for children.

Kuroda retracts inappropriate’remark about consumers

The central bank chief backtracked on his contentious suggestion that Japanese households were becoming more accepting of rising consumer prices, saying…

Japan lays out clearer wording on increased defense spending

The government revised a draft document on a proposed drastic increase in defense spending in response to strong concerns raised by the ruling Liberal…

No-confidence motions against Kishida Cabinet Hosoda defeated

The Lower House on June 9 overwhelmingly defeated no-confidence motions submitted by the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan against…

Trump is set to undergo questioning in July in N.Y. civil probe

Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer questions under oath next month in the New York attorney…

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson is facing one of the most high-profile moments in a political career spanning more than 50 years —…