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Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West African country’s military leaders intensify a crackdown over allegations of a coup…

FUKUSHIMA – Police in Fukushima Prefecture arrested a 23-year-old pachinko parlor employee on Tuesday over a robbery case in which the employee allegedly opened the parlor’s safe while pretending to…

The US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities. United States President Donald Trump has said the nation’s Smithsonian…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said it will step up scrutiny of imports of steel, copper, lithium and other materials from China to enforce a U.S. ban on goods allegedly…

US president suggests security guarantees for Ukraine could see Washington provide air support. United States President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee its security…

JERUSALEM – As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in the Gaza Strip, a measure of how the country’s mood has changed in the nearly 2-year-old conflict is the discontent…

JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Israel is studying Hamas’ response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday,…

Here are the key events on day 1,273 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 20: Fighting Russian authorities have returned the remains of…

Seoul/Mokpo, South Korea – In 2018 when Kim Ji-ung lived in the South Korean capital, Seoul, he felt alone all the time. Single and in his early 30s, the salesman…

When I interviewed Kon Ichikawa in 2000 for a retrospective of his work presented by Cinematheque Ontario (now known as TIFF Cinematheque), he told me that his World War II…