Australian mushroom murder suspect testifies about lethal lunch

Tokyo, 4 June, /AJMEDIA/ An Australian woman accused of murdering three people by lacing their lunch with toxic mushrooms told a court on Wednesday she may have unwittingly used “foraged”… Read more

South Koreans vote for new president in wake of Yoon’s ouster over martial law

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Millions of South Koreans are voting Tuesday for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who… Read more

Russia sets out terms at peace talks with Ukraine

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory… Read more

China ‘firmly rejects’ U.S. claim that it violated tariff deal

Tokyo, 2 June, /AJMEDIA/ China said Monday it “firmly rejects” U.S. claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of… Read more

FBI says 6 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower

Tokyo, 2 June, /AJMEDIA/ A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and threw an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages… Read more

China says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling it a threat

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ China on Sunday denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality as tensions… Read more

Poles begin voting for a new president in a pivotal runoff election

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Poles began voting Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.… Read more

Trump pulls Musk ally’s NASA nomination

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ The White House on Saturday withdrew its nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, abruptly yanking a close ally of Elon Musk from consideration to lead the… Read more

Pentagon chief warns of imminent China threat; pushes Asian allies to hike defense spending

Tokyo, 31 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the threat from China was real and potentially imminent as he pushed allies in the Indo-Pacific to… Read more

Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with ‘colossal change’

Tokyo, 31 May, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur.… Read more