Trump-Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk’s companies, while Musk suggested Trump should be impeached, turning their bromance… Read more

Vietnamese say no to more kids after two-child limit scrapped

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ After Vietnam removed its two-child limit, pharmacy worker Nguyen Thi Nguyet Nga says she still has no plans to have more kids, since she barely has… Read more

Putin tells Trump Russia has to respond to Ukrainian attacks

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would have to respond to high-profile Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s nuclear-capable bomber… Read more

Higher metals tariffs kick in as deadline for ‘best’ offers arrives

Tokyo, 4 June, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum will double on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war on the… Read more

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