An 81-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday. Police said she was apparently killed by a bear. According to police, Seiko Takahashi was found in the ...

Australian woman Erin Patterson on Monday was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk's launching of a new political party as "ridiculous," after the tech billionaire who once backed the Republican said he wanted to ...

Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a ...

AI remains a divisive technology, especially on social media, and any company that attempts to use it in its promotions risks considerable blowback. A Shinto shrine, however, wouldn’t seem as ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and China's Premier Li Qiang attend a bilateral meeting, ahead of the BRICS summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 5, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Image: ...

Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in two “Fantastic Four” films and appeared in TV shows such as “Charmed," “Nip/Tuck” and “Profiler,” has died, his wife said in a statement.

Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for a water taxi company in the capital city, Nuuk. “Learn about ...

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The Japanese government wants to send its chief tariff negotiator to the United States for an eighth round of ministerial-level talks early next week, a source close to the matter said Thursday. Tokyo ...