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

China warns countries against striking trade deals with U.S. at its expense

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ China on Monday accused Washington of abusing tariffs and warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up… Read more

‘Cancer’ of billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally: U.N. – UN

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their… Read more

Putin announces Easter ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs

Tokyo, 20 April, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in… Read more

Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country

Tokyo, 20 April, /AJMEDIA/ Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats… Read more

U.S. Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportations of Venezuelan migrants

Tokyo, 19 April, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers claimed they were at imminent… Read more

Four centuries later, Easter’s date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Tokyo, 19 April, /AJMEDIA/ For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special… Read more

Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he meets with Italy’s Meloni

Tokyo, 18 April, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But… Read more

Moscow plans to use seized U.S.-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows

Tokyo, 17 April, /AJMEDIA/ Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army,… Read more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

Tokyo, 17 April, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for a two-day state visit that serves as an opportunity to further strengthen already robust relations. The… Read more