A 3-year-old boy fell to his death from an apartment in Tokyo early Thursday after his parents left him at home while visiting a shrine for the New Year, police said. The boy, believed to have fallen ...

Japan on Thursday marked two years since a powerful earthquake rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, killing over 200 people and severely damaging tens of thousands of houses, with locals ...

An excited Naomi Osaka will lean on family ties as she leads Japan in Friday's opening day at the United Cup in Australia, kicking off her season with a testing clash against former world number three ...

Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year address released Thursday, emphasized the importance of peace as he voiced his wish for people of the world to move forward with hope in the coming year. Having made ...

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as ...

Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday the island is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defense in ‌the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Paris was welcome to Hollywood star George Clooney after the actor got French citizenship -- and took the opportunity to bash France, too. Trump, whose ...

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation ‌protections for thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua after opponents argued the ...

Authorities are investigating damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland early Wednesday that occurred between the capitals of Finland and Estonia. Finnish authorities ...

Emerging from years of isolation, North Korea may pursue active diplomacy in 2026, including the resumption of dialogue between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump after a ruling party ...

Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman was already paying a hefty price for health insurance, but his premium is set to skyrocket in January when major government subsidies expire, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...