Factbox: Key facts and numbers to watch in Japan’s July 21 upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, look set to retain a solid majority in parliament’s...
Cosplay highlights as Comic-Con opens
While music fans might go to Glastonbury or Coachella and movie fans to Toronto or Cannes, the festival of choice for self-professed geeks and nerds...
Blast near Afghan university kills two, injures 10, official says
An explosion on Friday outside an entrance to Kabul university in the Afghan capital killed at least two people and injured 10, officials said....
Oil jumps, Brent up more than 2% after U.S. Navy downs Iranian drone
Oil prices climbed around 2% on Friday after the U.S. Navy destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, a major chokepoint for global...
Asia stocks firm as Fed props up rate cut expectations
Asian stocks advanced on Friday after a top Federal Reserve official cemented expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this month, fuelling appetite for...
U.S.-China officials discuss trade; Mnuchin eyes possible in-person talks
U.S. and Chinese officials spoke by telephone on Thursday as the world’s two largest economies seek to end a year-long trade war, with U.S. Treasury...
China makes biggest U.S. sorghum purchase since April as trade talks resume
China made its biggest purchase of U.S. sorghum since April last week, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued on Thursday, as Washington and...
Tom Cruise surprises fans at Comic-Con
“Top Gun” roared back when Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic Con to show the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to his...
Sea Watch captain calls on EU to accept migrants
German captain of the NGO Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship Carola Rackete calls on all European countries to accept migrants rescued by civilian ships. Rough cut...
Japan summons South Korea envoy in escalating row over wartime forced labor
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening diplomatic row over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor that threatens...