The European Union on Wednesday called for a "new era of freedom" in partnership with Japan, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledging to deepen ties with Tokyo.
Speaking at Keio University in Tokyo, von der Leyen said it was time to create a new form of freedom and independence for the 21st century.
"For this, partners like Europe and Japan must come closer together. Not only to build our own independence, but to strengthen each other's," she said in a post on X.
Von der Leyen stressed the need to develop a new economic and industrial model to ensure prosperity while safeguarding democracy.
Von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
The two EU leaders visited World Expo 2025 in Osaka before meeting Ishiba in Tokyo on Wednesday. The summit is expected to announce an upgrade to the 'Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance.'
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UNESCO has officially designated 15 December as World Turkic Language Family Day, marking an historic recognition of the linguistic and cultural heritage shared by Turkic-speaking nations.
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to 66 as residents in the Philippine province of Cebu confront the devastation left by the storm that flattened homes and displaced thousands.
Zohran Mamdani made history on 4 November, 2025, when he won New York City's mayoral election, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor, first South Asian mayor, and youngest mayor in over a century.
The U.S. Senate has blocked a Republican-backed funding bill for the 14th time, as the government shutdown reached 35 days on Tuesday — tying the longest in U.S. history.
Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on.
At least 37 people have died and five are missing after devastating floods and landslides hit central Vietnam, officials said Monday, as a new typhoon threatens to worsen the disaster.
The eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk has emerged as a critical point in Russia’s campaign to seize the remaining Ukrainian-held parts of Donetsk, and its fate could shape the course of the conflict in the region.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan vowed on Monday to move on from deadly protests set off by last week's disputed election as she was sworn into office for her first elected term.
Israel’s top military legal officer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned last week, has been arrested over the leak of a video showing soldiers brutally assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military prison.
UNESCO has officially designated 15 December as World Turkic Language Family Day, marking an historic recognition of the linguistic and cultural heritage shared by Turkic-speaking nations.
Zohran Mamdani made history on 4 November, 2025, when he won New York City's mayoral election, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor, first South Asian mayor, and youngest mayor in over a century.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral election, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a landmark victory that makes him the city’s first Muslim mayor.
The U.S. Senate has blocked a Republican-backed funding bill for the 14th time, as the government shutdown reached 35 days on Tuesday — tying the longest in U.S. history.
A UPS cargo jet burst into flames and crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on 4 November, killing at least seven people and injuring 11 others.
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