Japan’s emperor completes enthronement in ancient ceremony
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito completed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in the traditions and grandeur of a monarchy that claims 2,000 years of history.
There are more wealthy Chinese than Americans for the first time
For the first time, there are more rich Chinese than Americans in the top 10%.
No longer the obedient NATO ally, Erdogan floats nuclear option
It's no secret that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees his country as the pre-eminent Muslim power in the Middle East. He regards his vision of political Islam as competing with that of
Prince Charles, Rodrigo Duterte among guests expected at enthronement of Japan's new emperor
Japan's Emperor Naruhito is set to officially proclaim his enthronement, in a ritual-bound, centuries-old ceremony attended by more than a hundred dignitaries from around the world.
West is paying the price for supporting Hong Kong riots, Chinese state media says
The Chinese government and state-run media have accused Western countries of hypocrisy in their attitude to violent protests in Spain, Chile and Hong Kong over the past week.
It's another crunch week for Brexit (no, we really mean it this time)
After negotiating a Brexit deal with the European Union that few thought he could pull off, the UK Prime Minister returned to London, hoping for another spectacular success in Parliament.
The court that could decide the future of Trump's presidency
Presidents understand the power of this court, and President Donald Trump may come to understand that more than most.
Harry and Meghan to take 'family time' off
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will take a break from royal duties towards the end of the year, dividing their time between the US and the UK, a royal source has told CNN.
Imran visits China, Xi visits India
VIEWED from the perspective of analysing the situation in South Asia, two noteworthy events took place in the first half of October of this year. We are referring here to the visit of Pakistan’s prime
US is out of the picture in Syria-Turkey crisis. Putin now owns this mess
As US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement his administration negotiated with the Turks for northern Syria as "a great day for civilization," the Turks quickly dumped cold water over the
