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The plan, which would give the government de facto veto rights on certain company decisions, is part of ongoing talks.

The message reflects a broader shift in public opinion but also a greater willingness from top-ranking German politicians to criticize Israe...

The wife of South Korea's main conservative party candidate is campaigning on her own to tarnish the image of the liberal front-runner and h...

Authorities have found few takers for any of the soil removed from the region after the 2011 disaster despite assurances of its safety.

The agreement largely revolves around a plan to boost funding for the basic pension program, which provides coverage to all residents in Jap...

The government will spend ¥388 billion from budget reserves for the measures in its first fiscal spending in response to the Trump tariffs.

The ministry is planning to sign contracts with retailers that have applied by Wednesday and hand them the stockpiled rice as early as Thurs...

The plan was first mentioned by the government’s "new capitalism" panel earlier this month.

Investors appear to be willing to see what happens with the radical overhaul, which the Japanese retailer had pledged to counter Couche-Tard...

The cooperation includes a project between Japan, Italy and Britain to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet.

The South Asian powers are now locked in a drones arms race, according to security officials, industry executives and analysts in both count...

It aims to set up its first small modular reactor by 2032, but challenges including finding a suitable location and a lack of local expertis...

The deeply polarized country is set to hold a snap election on June 3 to pick a successor to Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted on April 4.

Despite Japan’s net external assets rising to a record high, it lost the top position to Germany.

Investigators believe the suspects may have had advance knowledge of both the cash and the location of a spare key inside the home for the s...

The large rally in Jerusalem marked Israel's capture of the city's east in the 1967 war.

The filmmaker's late grandfather is believed to have survived one of the fiercest battles during the war in India, though he never spoke of...

Home prices in Tokyo have been on a broad upward trend, driven by rising construction costs and a limited supply of new buildings.

Ohtani took over the MLB lead with 19 home runs by sending Gavin Williams' fastball into the stands in right field.

The Nobel peace laureate's caretaker government is attempting to guide the country through a fragile transition before holding a general ele...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it has begun distributing food to Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory and appointed a new execut...

Videos on social media showed people thrown into the air as the car rammed into spectators.

The player has never gone past the third round at Roland Garros.

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, but it;s unclear if he will actually toughen...

Kyiv has long pleaded for authorization to hit targets within Russian territory — and to hit weaponry used in attacks on Ukraine.