The president of a Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for founder’s sex...
TOKYO (AP) — The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows, nine days...
Catholic-Jewish research substantiates reports that Catholic convents sheltered Jews during WWII
ROME (AP) — Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II,...
Police comb the UK and put airports on alert for an escaped prison inmate...
LONDON (AP) — British police hunted across the country on Thursday and put ports and airports on alert for a former soldier who escaped...
Russian officials say 5 drones were shot down, including 1 that targeted Moscow
Five drones were shot down over three Russian regions overnight, with one targeting the capital, officials said Thursday. There were reports of no casualties.Meanwhile,...
UK is rejoining the Horizon Europe science program, the latest sign of thawing relations...
LONDON (AP) — Britain is rejoining the European Union’s science-sharing program Horizon Europe, the two sides announced Thursday, more than two years after membership...
A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations chief renewed an urgent call to the international community Thursday to seek a unified strategy to end...
Australia and China open their first high-level dialogue in 3 years in a sign...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Australia and China opened their first high-level dialogue in three years Thursday in a sign of a slight thaw to...
3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three round-the-world sailors reached land safely Thursday after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea.Both of the inflatable...
Stock market today: Wall Street futures, global markets decline on weak China export data
Wall Street is pointing toward a third straight day of losses and global markets are falling as well with more signs of an economic...
In Southeast Asia, Harris says ‘we have to see the future’
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — It took more than a day of flying, including two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to reach this...