Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

History is made as a late political challenge by Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ fails to prosper against Sanai Takaichi. Mr. Kirk, based ...

Some Democrats skeptical about their leadership’s hard-line stance against reopening the federal government privately ...

Democratic voters, who the media claim are hurt most by the federal government shutdown, are rallying behind their party ...

Sanae Takaichi, a firebrand nationalist and security hawk, became Prime Minister of Japan last night - the nation’s first ...

Japan’s ruling party has forged a new coalition, paving the way for its leader to become the country’s next prime minister.

The older social-democratic tradition, which accepts free markets tempered by social protections, is challenged by a new ...

Newly re-elected Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has reaffirmed the party's commitment to liberal democratic principles, vowing to steer clear of political conflicts involving the monarchy and ...

While offering a rollback to pre-Trump-2.0 policies, the current Democratic leadership hardly conveys any orientation that ...

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