Her message has revolved around Japan's resurgence as a superpower, both geopolitically and militarily. She supports increased rearmament and an economic policy of tax cuts and significant increases ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, as its new leader, putting her on track to become the country’s first woman ...

Khaleda ⁠Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a towering figure in the country’s turbulent politics, has died at ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country. Japan's House of Representatives announced in a statement that Takaichi had ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Japan's hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi, who is on course to become the country's first female prime minister.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elects its first female president, Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become ...

Oct. 20 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi likely will become Japan's first female prime minister, thanks to a coalition between her party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the right-wing Japan Innovation Party.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The Nepal Parliament building is a striking mix of old and new: a sprawling structure of steel and concrete capped off by a two-tier pagoda. But last week, its white walls were ...

Begum Khaleda Zia is one of the most consequential figures in Bangladesh's political history. Her life traced the country's ...

Ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP leader Begum Khaleda Zia died on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, while undergoing treatment ...