Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed that the United States should dial up pressure on Russia to help achieve peace between Kyiv and Moscow.

New Yorkers are marking the Lunar New Year. Among the festivities, the game of mahjong is becoming increasingly popular. More and more young people are gathering to play across the city. NHK World's ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has traveled to Israel for a two-day state visit. Modi is keen to strengthen cooperation ...

Lineup: 1. India's PM Modi visits Israel, seeks closer ties / 2. Thai ex-PM Thaksin set for parole in May / 3. Bangkok trials ...

Thailand's jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released on parole in May. The influential former ...

North Korean media report that leader Kim Jong Un has said Pyongyang will continue to pursue nuclear and missile development, ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has presented one of Taiwan's highest honors to Japanese baseball legend Oh Sadaharu in ...

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he will resign as Harvard University professor. The announcement follows the ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the high-level talks with Iran that are scheduled to be held on Thursday in Geneva ...

Tokyo police have arrested a 58-year-old Chinese man on suspicion of stealing a credit card and cash from a tourist's ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index marked its highest-ever close on Thursday for the second straight session. The result followed ...

An exhibition of unique "hina" dolls featuring notable events such as the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is being ...