Japan PM stresses US role in Asia-Pacific security
TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he […]
Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations
BANGKOK — Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion […]
Turkey detains 9 people over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
ANKARA — Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 76 people […]
Germany will lobby Trump to drop planned exit from WHO, minister says
BERLIN — Germany will try to talk US President Donald Trump out of his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, German […]