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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday, as the shrine, seen by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of its past militarism, began a three-day spring ...

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The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a draft White ...

The Israeli military on Sunday said a review into last month's killing of emergency responders in Gaza found there had been "several professional failures" and that a commander would be dismissed over ...

If "Andor" -- which returns from Tuesday for its second and final season -- has been received as one of the very best "Star Wars" TV series, that is largely thanks to the grittier, more adult approach ...

Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime over defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Janecke struck with 2:54 left ...

In adults under age 50, strokes caused by clots are on the rise – and many happen without a clear link to a traditional cause such as high blood pressure. A new study suggests the underlying reason ...

A six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 statue is unveiled at the Hamamatsu city hall in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. It is part of a local government tourism campaign through next February in the hope ...

You never know how a small lapse in judgment can come back to haunt you exponentially down the road. Stealing a stamp here and there or selling a cow without permission can add up to crimes resulting ...

The Premier League title is so close Liverpool can almost touch it. Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half strike against Leicester on Sunday pushed the Merseyside club to within one more win of a ...

In a colorful commentary for the Los Angeles Times, Matt K. Lewis argued that callousness is a central feature of the second Trump administration, particularly its policies of deportation and ...