The unexpected result shocked market analysts who were expecting an improvement in the economy.
Authorities are rushing to bring aid to survivors facing freezing temperatures and expected heavy rain that could bring landslides.
The elevation of the Quad had been a central feature of US President Joe Biden’s push to compete with China and it has also boosted Australia’s prominence on the world stage.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is racing to contain the fallout of a multi-million yen political kickback scheme.
The defence relationship that exists today between Australia and India would have been unimaginable a few decades ago.
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan have made their strongest joint condemnation yet of “dangerous and aggressive behaviour” by Beijing.
The world’s seven richest countries devoted an entire section of a summit to China. The group set up to contain the country’s rise didn’t mention it once.
A child of Hiroshima,Fumio Kishida is using some of his domestic political capital to expand Japan’s mark on the world.
Victims say the pain the Japanese system causes children “is beyond the description” as they call on G7 leaders to escalate pressure on Tokyo.
Joe Biden pulling out of the Quad summit does not reflect well on America’s reliability,experts say,as former PM Scott Morrison says it must remain a leaders’ dialogue.
A pipe-like object was thrown near Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an outdoor speech in the city of Wakayama.