He serves as Special Advisor to Japan’s PM but will assume office on February 24, 2025, succeeding Masatsugu Asakawa

US intelligence downplays nuclear escalation risks, noting Russia’s preference for covert retaliation measures

Israel remains resolute in Gaza, aiming for Hamas's eradication despite Lebanon's peace agreement progress

Marcos-Duterte alliance that swept to power in 2022 has collapsed in lead-up to next year's mid-term elections

Vessel carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member crew, sent out a distress call at 5:30 am

Lithuanian officials have probed alleged acts of incendiary devices being planted on cargo planes

The meeting to curb plastic pollution opened hours after chaotic end to the COP29 climate talks in Baku

Moscow will soon remove Taliban from its list of banned organisations, Kabul said

Two countries reach agreement on 'deal terms'

.Tzvi Kogan's death came as a blow to tiny Jewish and Israeli communities in UAE