Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the latest figure to offer ample compliments to a president known for his transactional, if not unpredictable, approach to foreign policy.

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Thad McCauley wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. Instead, he became an art teacher. But now his art is in space.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele backs Trump’s war on Mexican cartels, slamming critics warning of economic fallout. Drawing from his own anti-gang success, Bukele highlights how El Salvador ...

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And an actual dictator is born. In poll after poll and interview after interview, Trump's most loyal voters continue to say the oddest thing: They don't like his policies.

A local dance and performance artist has been accused of using racial slurs and damaging artwork during an African American art exhibit that was part of a DreamWeek event. The incident, which is ...

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The daughter of a former Asian dictator smiled stoically as she faced cameras outside a Sydney court, where she appeared charged over an alleged drunken mid-air assault.