Venezuelan opposition leader and ‌Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said ‌she plans to ⁠return to the ⁠country ⁠in the coming ‌weeks, according to a ⁠message posted ⁠on her social media ...

Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, and a United States attack is ‌underway, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has dismissed a 52-year-old police sergeant for photographing 20 female corpses he examined and taking the image data home. According to police, the police ...

Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings this week as the impact from the U.S. and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear. Scenarios ...

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday fired back at China's continued criticism of Japanese attempts to reinforce its defense capabilities. "China appears to have been waging a propaganda ...

The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule, the latest in a flurry of changes to ...

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0.5% from ...

Kyoto is considering hiking public bus fares for visitors to up to double those for locals from fiscal 2027 as parts of the western Japanese city struggle with overtourism, its mayor said Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un donned matching jackets with his daughter at a military parade, state media photos showed Thursday, stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir. Kim's teenage ...

At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana’s foreign minister said Friday, one of the highest death tolls from among several African countries whose citizens are fighting in ...

A manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc allowed an author to produce works under a different name despite knowing he was convicted of a sex crime, according to people ...

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.