Opposition leaders have demanded Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appear at Diet ethics committees to explain why he gave gift certificates to 15 rookie lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party.

Facing mounting backlash, Ishiba apologized for causing 'worries' but ruled out stepping down over the matter.

Hundreds of mostly Venezuelan alleged gang members were deported from the United States to a prison in El Salvador on Sunday, ...

Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House ...