One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded. Police found the body of… Read more

North Korea’s second naval destroyer damaged in failed launch at ceremony attended by Kim

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea’s second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim… Read more

Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white “genocide” and unfair land seizures during a tense… Read more

EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump

Tokyo, 21 May, /AJMEDIA/ The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for Washington to join them, a day after President Donald Trump’s phone call… Read more

Taiwan wants peace and talks with China but must strengthen defenses, president says

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China as war has no winners, but the government must continue to strengthen the island’s defenses, President Lai Ching-te said… Read more

Starmer to host first UK-EU summit since Brexit

Tokyo, 19 May, /AJMEDIA/ UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs on Monday for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the… Read more

world Russia launches war’s largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call

Tokyo, 19 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russia launched on Sunday its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of the war, destroying homes and killing at least one woman a day… Read more

Pope Leo XIV warns against exploitation at inaugural mass

Tokyo, 19 May, /AJMEDIA/ Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalizing the poor at his inaugural mass Sunday attended… Read more

Poles vote for a new president as security concerns loom large

Tokyo, 18 May, /AJMEDIA/ Poles are voting Sunday in a presidential election at a time of heightened security concerns stemming from the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and growing worry… Read more

U.S. embassy in Tripoli denies report of planned relocation of Palestinians to Libya

Tokyo, 18 May, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. embassy in Libya denied on Sunday a report that the U.S. government was working on a plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip… Read more