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“War orphans were pushed to the margins of society after the war," says one academic.

The Trump administration is rapidly breaking down the research infrastructure for these communities and doing so in a manner that guarantees...

Around a dozen families have contacted Dhaka's embassy in Moscow to seek help bringing back their sons they allege were duped into joining t...

The prime minister is seeking to become the first in over two decades to win consecutive elections in Australia.

McLaren faces a welcome but nonetheless potentially complex question of how to deal with two talented teammates battling for the same prize.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging field...

Families were buying clay pots and plant sprigs customarily placed inside homes to welcome the new year, though some had nowhere to put them...

The head of the Democratic Party says 90% of its 110 members had voted for disbandment arrangements to begin, followed by a final vote in th...

Michael Cembalest, chair of market and investment strategy and a Wall Street veteran, said he had not been able to fully express his views.

Health officials at the hospital evacuated patients following a phone call from someone who identified himself as Israeli security before th...

Beijing has put civilian government officials on a "wartime footing” and ordered a diplomatic charm offensive aimed at encouraging other cou...

Shapiro, who is Jewish, said the suspect’s motives weren’t known but he evoked the Passover meal he hosted at the governor’s residence hours...

In Sayaka Murata’s latest book to come out in English, sex between married couples is considered taboo, and humans reproduce predominantly v...

The American president downplayed a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade.

The strike came two days after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin in a bid to push forward ef...

The government rushed urgent legislation through parliament on Saturday to stop the Scunthorpe plant's blast furnaces from turning off.

Regarding the size of a possible budget, Moriyama said, "We would like (to compile it) without issuing deficit-covering bonds."

Much of the driver's appeal has to do with the unique circumstances by which he came to Japan.

The 83-year-old senator is drawing tens of thousands of people to his "fighting oligarchy" rallies around the country.

The CDP's Kazuhiko Shigetoku said that his party has only begun discussions on the consumption tax.

If convicted, Yoon could face life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

Causing market disruption "is certainly not a good idea,” Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Itsunori Onodera said.

The U.S. president made the comments a day after he showed frustration with Russia and told it to "get moving" on reaching a deal.

Tariffs on vehicles and auto parts are expected to be a key focus of the talks this week, Japanese officials have said.

Tokyo's first dedicated ambassador to the alliance says this will also boost interoperability with partners amid the tense regional security...