- Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese Leader Who Gave War Apology, Dies at 101 The New York Times
- Socialist PM Murayama issued landmark apology for Japan’s wartime deeds Reuters
- Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101 The Japan Times
- Former Japanese…
Category: 4. World
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Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark island’s ‘retrocession’
TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Taiwanese officials have been banned from attending events held by China next week to mark the 80th anniversary of the island’s “retrocession” to Chinese rule because Beijing is trying to distort history for its own…
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Tomiichi Murayama, who apologized for Japan’s colonial and wartime aggression, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was…
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Mixed reactions in Hungary to news of upcoming Trump-Putin summit
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the war in Ukraine, but a date has yet to be determined.
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Team enters Gaza to search for hostages’ bodies, as Israel vows to ramp up pressure
Israel said Thursday it would increase pressure on Hamas to return the remaining 19 bodies of deceased hostages, with a task force reportedly already having entered Gaza for that purpose.
After the Palestinian terror group insisted that the…
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India’s Russian oil saga is indeed ending
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a press conference with US President Donald Trump, White House, Washington, Feb 13, 2025 (File photo) The latest US-Indian fracas over Russian oil has been rather odd with Trump attributing to PM Modi explicitly…
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Trump claimed India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil. New Delhi says it knows nothing about it
India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil, signaling the issue that has strained ties is unlikely to be resolved soon.
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Exclusive: Belarus makes overture to EU countries after rapprochement with US
PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with…
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