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Ryoko Azuma, will command four ships with a combined crew of 1,000, of which only 30 are women, that make up the Maritime Self Defense Force's (MSDF) First Escort Division.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States over the weekend as Washington was gearing up for the annual conference of AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby.

For its part, North Korea said it was not begging to talk with Washington and denounced upcoming US-South Korean joint-military exercises, warning that it would take counter measures against the United States if they went ahead.

China's third batch of astronaut trainees will include recruits from industry, research institutions, and universities who will help build and crew China's independent space station.

Clashes between far-right and anti-fascist activists have marred a gloomy campaign dominated by fears about immigration and economic malaise. "It has been a very negative campaign," said Domenico Coricelli, a 28-year-old in Florence.

Trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have risen since Trump took office in 2017, and although China only accounts for a small fraction of U.S. steel imports, its massive industry expansion has helped produce a global glut of steel that...

Trump's off-the-cuff enticement of a global trade war and calls for limits on the constitutional right to bear arms cleaved a schism between the mercurial president and his Republican backers, sparked a stock market sell-off and prompted threats of retali...

Umar Haque, 25, showed the children beheading videos and other violent militant propaganda, forced them to re-enact deadly attacks on the British capital and made them role-play attacking police officers.

The child was named Sienna but quickly earned her own social media hashtag "#A66snowbaby", referencing the name of the road in northern England where her mother Daniella Waring gave birth on Thursday morning with the help of her husband Andrew, after heav...

President Donald Trump has only just completed his first year in the White House, but he is already looking ahead to a 2020 re-election campaign, tapping Brad Parscale to get the ball rolling.

The social media reaction late on Sunday quickly saw China swing into a concerted propaganda push by Monday, blocking some articles and publishing pieces praising the party.

"All this is inhuman," Francis told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square for his weekly blessing.

With support from Russia, the Security Council adopted a resolution on the Syria ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but the measure did not specify when the truce would go into force beyond saying it should be "wit...

In his much-anticipated annual letter to shareholders, Buffett explained that the company's net gain of $65.3 billion in 2017 was only partly due to his employees' efforts.

This comes after last week's shooting at a high school that killed 17 people. The shooting sparked an intense push to restrict access to assault rifles fuelled by student activists who demanded concrete gun control measures.

Both HR McMaster and John Kelly are military men considered by US political observers as moderating influences on President Donald Trump by imposing a routine on the White House. They have also convinced Trump of the importance of international alliances,...