It has been two years since a devastating earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula. Mere months later, heavy rains also hit. The ...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said certain political forces in Japan are trying to reverse the course of history. The ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has said in a New Year's address that Taiwan is determined to boost defenses in the face of ...

Local police say several dozen people are believed to have died and about 100 others are injured, mostly seriously, after an ...

US President Donald Trump says his administration is ending its efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Los ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated his desire for China and Taiwan unification in his annual New Year's message for 2026 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year's address to rally the public behind his country's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that he will only sign a peace deal when it guarantees Ukraine's ...

Bulgaria has begun using the euro from New Year's Day, becoming the 21st country to join the eurozone. The shared currency ...

Israel says it will bar dozens of aid groups from operating in the Gaza Strip from Thursday. There are concerns the move ...

A record low number of New Year's greeting cards were delivered in Japan on Thursday as 2026 began, the fewest since data ...

Worshippers flocked to a major Shinto shrine in central Tokyo in the waning hours of New Year's Eve to pray for good luck.