21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (203+ words) Torrential rain is falling in many areas of Japan, mainly in the country's northeast and west. A Level 4 Urgent Warning for landslides is in place for parts of Akita Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency says developed rain clouds have been…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (166+ words) Ukraine's state-run rail operator says a Russian drone struck a train near the border with Poland shortly after foreign dignitaries, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, passed through the area. No injuries have been reported. Ukrzaliznytsia, the national railway…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (107+ words) A ferry carrying about 240 people in the Java Sea off Indonesia has lost contact. The country's search and rescue authorities said one person is dead and 140 are unaccounted for. The officials said the ferry operator informed them early Sunday morning…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (240+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he would "love" to see a united Ireland. Trump was asked about his view on the unification of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during his visit to the country when he met…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (99+ words) Authorities in the Philippines say the death toll from a ferry fire that occurred on Wednesday has risen to 76. The country's Coast Guard announced on Saturday that search and rescue operations led to the discovery of more bodies. The ferry,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (135+ words) South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea has fired ballistic missiles several times toward the Sea of Japan from the country's east coast. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (175+ words) Japan's government plans to update a procedure for repatriating the remains of people who died overseas in World War Two. The aim is to bring them back faster when possible. Welfare ministry officials presented the changes on Tuesday at a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (283+ words) NHK has learned that a documentary film showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the immediate aftermath of the August 1945 atomic bombings contains scenes with a wider field of view than previously known. The documentary "Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (165+ words) A court in Hong Kong has sentenced the organizers of a vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. They face at least five years in jail. The three defendants belonged to a civic group called the Hong Kong…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (150+ words) Houthi rebels in Yemen are ramping up an offensive in areas along the Red Sea, an alternative shipping route to the Strait of Hormuz. Concerns are growing over the impact on global sea lanes. A Yemeni media outlet reported on…...