Trump offers to join Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey

Tokyo, 13 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Monday to join prospective Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey later this week as European countries pushed to get the Kremlin to… Read more

U.S. and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs

Tokyo, 12 May, /AJMEDIA/ The United States and China have agreed a deal to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade… Read more

Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war

Tokyo, 11 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable… Read more

U.S., Britain to announce trade deal on Thursday, New York Times says

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade deal between the United States and Britain on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Wednesday,… Read more

Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in… Read more

India strikes Pakistan over tourist killings; Pakistan says Indian jets downed

Tokyo, 7 May, /AJMEDIA/ India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than… Read more

New Zealand PM proposes banning under-16s from social media

Tokyo, 6 May, /AJMEDIA/ New Zealand’s prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the perils of big tech… Read more

Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes U.S. funding

Tokyo, 6 May, /AJMEDIA/ The European Union launched a drive on Monday to attract scientists and researchers to Europe with offers of grants and new policy plans, after the Trump… Read more

Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not. In… Read more

Missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis lands near Israel’s main airport

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near the country’s main international airport, causing panic among passengers and drawing threats of… Read more