Efforts to improve women's rights are facing a global backlash after decades of progress, Hiroko Hashimoto, head of the U.N.

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He proposed a national referendum on constitutional reform to coincide with the presidential election that must be held in ...

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The victory was the Dutch star’s fourth straight at Suzuka Circuit, while Red Bull debutant Yuki Tsunoda finished back in ...

The death toll from the powerful quake that hit on March 28 rose to 3,471, state media reported, with 4,671 people injured ...

Warmer winters as a result of climate change has reduced the snowfall and subsequent seasonal snowmelt that feeds the valleys ...

Ride-hailing services have been spreading across Japan amid a growing shortage of taxis and the absence of public ...

With food and other prices still rising, even ruling party officials have started to demand consumption tax cuts as a key ...

An hourlong presentation finally lifted the lid on the Switch 2, which will go on sale June 5 for $450 — though less if you ...