The visit by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first major indication of how the Trump administration will handle relations with allies such as Japan and South Korea.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ U.N. report accuses N. Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad for possessing outside info SEOUL -- A ...

Kyiv make gains with new incursion into Russia as Putin’s troops caught off guard - Russian military bloggers say new Kursk ...

Labour promised tough new rules for the world’s leading AI developers. But as Trump returns, ministers are thinking again.