A cattleman held on to a narrow lead over a businessman late Sunday as returns came in from Panama's tightest presidential election in recent years, following a campaign that focused on corruption and slowing economic growth in this Central America trade and financial hub.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks on the phone possibly on Tuesday in response to North Korea's recent "strike drill" test of short-range projectiles, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods -- a blunt warning to Beijing just days before what is being billed as a last-ditch round of talks to reach a deal or resume their trade war.
Emperor emeritus Akihito and Empress emerita Michiko visited the Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday, their first public appearance since Akihito's abdication last Tuesday.
Crowds started gathering in front of the entrance to the Imperial Palace early Saturday in anticipation of new Emperor Naruhito's first public greetings.
Joe Biden is staking his presidential bid in no small part on the premise that he doesn't need on-the-job training to lead the U.S. on a world stage that President Donald Trump has gleefully upended.
President Donald Trump's embattled Yemen policy received a lifeline Thursday as the U.S. Senate failed to override his veto of a measure that would end American support for the Saudi-led coalition in a country devastated by war.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday ended waivers that had allowed Japan and seven other parties to import oil from Iran without facing American sanctions.
The Federal Reserve left U.S. interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it offered a more upbeat view of the world's largest economy despite below-target inflation.
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