President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and updated him on planned talks the Russian ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose above 43,000 for the first time on Wednesday, with the broader Topix index also marking a ...

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Mexico sent more than two dozen suspected cartel members to the U.S. on Tuesday, amid rising pressure from President Donald ...

The potato is one of the world’s food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America ...

A Japanese research team has found that cells often labeled “villains” for their roles in atopic dermatitis and asthma can ...

A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek ...

Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ’s capital Friday for the first time in more than 50 years amid efforts by Tokyo to ...

U.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices ...

Crown Princess Kiko and her second daughter Princess Kako placed flowers at the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb ...

Working mothers, who helped drive much of the job market’s post-pandemic comeback, are leaving the workforce in large numbers ...

A sand sculpture made in homage to the TV anime “Sazae-san” is seen in Mitane, Akita Prefecture, on July 26. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:09 JST, August 13, 2025 MITANE, Akita — A summer sand sculpture ...