EU leaders back new defense spending plans after Trump signals that Europe must fend for itself

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA/ European Union leaders on Thursday backed new defense spending plans aimed at freeing up hundreds of billions of euros for the continent’s security after the Trump… Read more

S Korea air force jets accidentally drop 8 bombs on homes, injuring 15

Tokyo, 6 March, /AJMEDIA/ Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during… Read more

China to hike defense spending by 7.2% this year

Tokyo, 5 March, /AJMEDIA/ China’s defense spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernization… Read more

U.S. tax agency weighs firing half of its 90,000 employees

Tokyo, 5 March, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000 employees, a source with knowledge of the situation told… Read more

Arab leaders gather to hash out alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

Tokyo, 4 March, /AJMEDIA/ Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from U.S. President Donald Trump to assume control of… Read more

N Korean leader’s sister says Trump administration stepping up provocations

Tokyo, 4 March, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticized the Trump administration for stepping up “provocations” and said it justified the… Read more

China targets U.S. agricultural products over Trump tariff threat: report

Tokyo, 3 March, /AJMEDIA/ China is preparing countermeasures against fresh U.S. import tariffs set to take effect on Tuesday, China’s state-backed Global Times reported, with American agricultural exports likely in… Read more

UK’s Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace

Tokyo, 3 March, /AJMEDIA/ British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European counterparts Sunday to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines… Read more

Russia praises Trump and scolds Europe for being the crucible of war

Tokyo, 3 March, /AJMEDIA/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s “common sense” aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European powers… Read more

Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job; says Trump’s bid to oust him was unlawful

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove… Read more