New York City starts driver congestion fee despite opposition

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ New York launched a controversial scheme Sunday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States, putting local authorities on a… Read more

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people over the last day, Palestinian medics said on Saturday, as mediators launched a… Read more

Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian, N Korean troop losses in Russia’s Kursk

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region. Ukrainian and Western… Read more

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement… Read more

Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not… Read more

China to weather Trump tariffs, seek better ties with Japan in 2025

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ China is expected to focus on a rematch of a tariff war with the United States in 2025 after President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White… Read more

‘Emilia Perez’ heads into Golden Globes as strong favorite

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Hollywood’s awards season heats up Sunday at the Golden Globes, with surreal narco-thriller musical “Emilia Perez” — about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to life… Read more

Osaka withdraws during final in Auckland due to injury

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open campaign has taken on an element of doubt after the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 suffered an apparent injury… Read more

Microsoft expects to spend $80 bil on AI this fiscal year

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is… Read more

Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel takeover creates uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the American heartland. He may be putting… Read more