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LDP considering cutting 45 proportional representation seats in Lower House

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is said to be seeking consensus within the party on reducing Lower House seats through cuts to proportional representation seats.

Taiwan's KMT leader set for US trip amid scrutiny of party's defense cuts

How Trump’s Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimes

The aid cuts reflect a broader U.S. pullback from work on human-rights violations.

As bee population collapses, U.S. apiarists fear research cuts

America's beekeepers are losing colonies at record rates, and many fear the shutdown of a key USDA bee lab will make the crisis even harder to contain.

Thailand cuts visa-free stays, citing crime by foreigners

Tourism is vital to the Southeast Asian nation's economy, but foreign arrivals have yet to return to their pre-Covid highs.