Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns. The Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the world’s largest and wealthiest crime gangs, has been embroiled in…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said his nation is “not afraid,” in his first public comments on the escalating…
As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it…
An Italian scientist has been found dead in Colombia, according to local authorities, after several pieces of a human…
Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday in a runoff presidential election, choosing between a conservative incumbent or…
Ukraine’s key allies are meeting in Brussels on Friday with a noticeable absence at the table: US Defense Secretary…
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off…
Israeli forces raided six United Nations schools in East Jerusalem, ordering them to close within 30 days, according to…
A group of powerful anti-slavery advocates issued a warning Tuesday, declaring that “millions of lives are at risk” unless…