Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?

Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal ...

‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight

A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a ...

NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions. CNN joined a surveillance flight

By Frederik Pleitgen, and Claudia Otto, CNN Geilenkirchen, Germany (CNN) — After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the ...