The Philippine, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the Philippines from Taiwan, officials said Friday. Aircraft from the three ...

American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat on Friday in an ‌area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss that underscores the ...

Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a ...

What began as a quiet meetup of Pokemon enthusiasts at a U.S. store ended with an armed robbery in which masked men held the group at gunpoint to steal more than $100,000 in trading cards. The January ...

India posted the second-highest total in the history of the men’s T20 World Cup as its batters gave home fans a show of sixes in a 72-run win over Zimbabwe in the Super Eights on Thursday. South ...

A cross-party "national council" to discuss Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to eliminate the tax on food for two years held its first meeting Thursday, although major opposition forces declined ...

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.

The number of children born in Japan in 2025 fell from a year earlier to 705,809, the fewest since data became available in 1899 and hitting a new low for the 10th consecutive year, health ministry ...

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 ...

Tokyo Skytree tower will restart operations on Thursday, days after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator for more than five hours, the operator said as safety checks have been completed. Tobu Tower ...

Japan is expanding its defense capabilities. Military spending is rising. Long-range missiles are being acquired. But there's a problem. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are struggling to fill their ...