The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country’s central government in ...

A foreign snowboarder has been in serious condition after hanging in midair from a chairlift at a ski resort in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday, police said.

A traditional winter swimming event which uses a swimming technique passed down since the 19th century was held in Tsu on Jan. 12. The skill of writing calligraphy while swimming was also demonstrated ...

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for British firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just ...

Pika Pika Sparks! is a high-voltage spectacle featuring Pikachu and performers surrounded by dazzling light, music and dynamic stage effects and is a signature event at PokéPark KANTO’s Sedge Town.

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other.

A man attacked four passersby on Friday evening in front of JR Mito Station, according to police. The man allegedly punched or hit them with a bicycle.

Protesters held “no work, no school, no shopping” strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Wind and solar power for the first time generated more electricity in the European Union than fossil fuels in 2025, driven by a surge in solar output, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Jan.

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the ...

The world is entering an era of “global water bankruptcy” with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Jan. 20.

The government has decided to require mobile phone service carriers to confirm the identities of purchasers who sign up for data-only SIM cards, in an effort to prevent social media-based fraud.