North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia; hails ‘heroes’

Tokyo, 28 April, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from… Read more

Australia government dismisses concerns over AAA rating amid election spending pledges

Tokyo, 28 April, /AJMEDIA/ Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday downplayed warnings that the country’s top-level AAA rating was under threat due to billions of dollars in election spending promises.… Read more

Multiple people dead, injured in Vancouver after vehicle plows into street festival

Tokyo, 27 April, /AJMEDIA/ A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in… Read more

All eyes turn to conclave after Pope Francis’ funeral

Tokyo, 27 April, /AJMEDIA/ With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a… Read more

World leaders, 200,000 people attend Pope Francis’ funeral

Tokyo, 26 April, /AJMEDIA/ World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor. Though presidents and… Read more

Indian army chief to visit Kashmir in aftermath of attack

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ India’s army chief will review security arrangements on Friday and visit the site of a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir earlier this week, with… Read more

Vatican keeps St. Peter’s open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis due to strong turnout

Tokyo, 24 April, /AJMEDIA/ So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the… Read more

China-led lunar base to include nuclear power plant on moon’s surface

Tokyo, 23 April, /AJMEDIA/ China is considering building a nuclear plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by… Read more

Pope Francis’s funeral to be held on Saturday; many world leaders expected

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that… Read more

Putin says he is open to direct peace talks with Ukraine

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was… Read more