To Lam was reelected Friday as general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and appears poised to become the country’s most powerful figure in decades, with analysts expecting him to assume the presidency in a break from Vietnam’s tradition of collective leadership.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help the governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years,

While the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. are a milestone, the issue of territorial concessions remains the key sticking point

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north

Some 35 different nations have accepted an invite to President Trump's "Board of Peace." But there may be problems ahead for some.

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have rarely met directly in the past, instead relying on Americans to mediate, and it was unclear how the talks would play out.

Wall Street pointed toward small losses early Friday as markets neared the end of a tumultuous week of trading in which President Donald Trump walked back tariff threats on NATO allies who might oppose U.

Mali's government is imposing new fuel rationing to counter widespread fuel shortages caused by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda.