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Rattled by Trump, Japan seeks closer ties with Europe

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump this Thursday in Washington. A long-planned visit upended by the Iran war. It's a tricky moment for the Japanese leader who needs to balance Trump's unpredictability with Tokyo's security needs.

How this country is emerging as a medical tourism hub

Kazakhstan is positioning itself as Central Asia’s medical tourism hub. The country attracted about 80,000 foreign patients last year and aims to increase that to 300,000 annually. Among the attractions is Astana’s National Research Oncology Center, which hosts the region’s

How Greece has shown that pragmatic politics is not dead

Greece has in the past been treated as a byword for fiscal excess, political instability, and the dangers of economic mismanagement. Today however, we are starting to show how a pragmatic centrist government open to moderate reform can restore credibility internationally, and a