Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s justice minister launched a rare and forceful public takedown of auto executive-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn after he blasted the country’s legal system as allowing … Read More

MANILA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics in the Philippines walked barefoot on Thursday around a centuries-old black wooden statue of Jesus Christ believed to have healing powers, … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is looking at the future of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal due to “acute” non-compliance by Tehran, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson … Read More

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “one of Europe’s bravest politicians” and the European Union should aim for strong strategic relations with Britain after it leaves the … Read More

By Alasdair Pal and Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Foreign diplomats visited India-ruled Kashmir on Thursday for the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of special status … Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier Liu He, head of the country’s negotiation team in Sino-U.S. trade talks, will sign a “Phase 1” deal in Washington next week, the commerce … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – They are both former prime ministers and officially Thailand’s most-wanted siblings, but in exile abroad, ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck have turned to … Read More

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European People’s Party, the European parliament’s umbrella centre-right bloc, is losing influence as it has shifted toward liberal and centrist policies which needs to change, Hungarian … Read More

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in … Read More

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary wants the European stance on the U.S.-Iran conflict to be closer that held by the Unites States, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. The … Read More