Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be the first U.S. ally to visit the White House since President Trump asked for help in sending ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.

A man who is wanted in Colombia and Ecuador for the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito in 2023 was arrested in Mexico and transferred to Colombia, authorities said Wednesday.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to temporarily suspend fighting during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, both countries announced days after dozens were killed at a Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital.

Asia is expected to import a record volume of fuel oil from Russia in March ​after the U.S. eased sanctions, shipping data showed as of Thursday, ahead of expected tighter supplies from next ‌month caused by the U.

Alexander Lukashenko who has been dubbed “Europe’s Last Dictator,” met with John Coale, according to the Belarusian presidential press service.

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China. State media reported

Saudi Arabia said a drone hit the country’s SAMREF refinery in the port city of Yanbu on the Red Sea on Thursday. The Saudi Defense Ministry said damage assessment was underway, without elaborating. The strike comes after drones hit two oil refineries in Kuwait.

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to spend more than 110 trillion won ($73.3 billion) on capital expenditure and research in 2026, reflecting expansions in memory chip capacity as well as exploration into fields such as AI.