Japan's first female prime minister, PM Sanae Takaichi, plans accelerated military expansion as Trump visit approaches. Historic shift from pacifist defense policy.

President Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Wednesday, shortly after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

Trump said he hoped he and Xi could ‘work out a lot of our doubts and questions’ after months of trade tensions.

Ahead of the meeting, the NATO chief stoked the U.S. president’s ego and brushed off concerns about a lack of progress in cease-fire talks.

Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has warned Russia of "costs" if the Ukraine war does not end. Hegseth urged NATO allies to boost funding and firepower for Kyiv, while the alliance also rolls out new plans to counter Russia's drone threat.

Today the Asia Pacific region faces a growing threat from China. Presently, Asian nations have used mutual defense treaties as a defensive measure against this Chinese expansionist ambition. However, Beijing’s geopolitical aspirations remain unchanged.

Afghanistan and Pakistan said they had agreed a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, following days of deadly clashes between the neighbors and former allies.