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The two countries also stated their opposition to coercion in the East and South China Seas and backed expanded defense and maritime cooperation.

Exports of critical rare-earth elements from China to Japan have virtually halted since December.

Some lawmakers said the bill repealing the 1685 royal decree should have included demands ​for reparations.

Japanese envoy to the U.N. Kazuyuki ⁠Yamazaki said his country has upheld international law and has been faithful to the U.N. Charter.

Review of Gad Saad’s new book ‘Suicidal Empathy: Dying to be Kind,’ published by Broadside Books.

Pressure on European NATO members to take more responsibility for their own defense has mounted following ​criticism from President Donald Trump.

Andrew Bailey warned that attempting to bring inflation back to the bank’s 2 percent target ’too quickly‘ could ’cause undesirable volatility in output.’

These U.S. troops join others already in the region, amid continuing counter-drug operations and mounting diplomatic pressure on Havana.

The U.S. and Japan are set to address Asia’s top defense forum as China’s military buildup and rising nuclear-risk concerns shape regional security debates.

Under a US-brokered ceasefire agreed last October, the IDF was meant to withdraw to a Yellow Line demarcating the extent of their control.

Semiconductors remained the key engine of Taiwan’s economy, driving a sharp increase in manufacturing production at the start of 2026.