Tensions between Japan and China showed no sign of easing on November 18th after bureau-level talks in Beijing, where the Chinese side again demanded that Prime Minister Takaichi retract a parliamentary remark regarding a Taiwan contingency, prompting a firm rebuttal from the Japanese delegation. (News On Japan)

Princess Aiko, who is in Laos on her first official overseas duty, attended a state banquet on Tuesday night and delivered a greeting that included some Lao phrases. (News On Japan)

The president made the comment to a female reporter while speaking to the press on Air Force One on Friday.

The Shia Muslim group's military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

The Shia Muslim group's military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

Public prosecutor Hansjörg Mayr says two men, aged 55 and 53, are being held on "strong suspicion of murder".

A teacher and a security guard die in the raid on a school in which 25 children and a teacher are abducted.

There were no plans for the Russian side to join the talks, the Kremlin said.

Ukraine's president says he wants to "intensify" peace talks nearly four years after Moscow's invasion.