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Emergency services have been activated in the Japanese cities of Nara and Osaka with the earthquake hitting at around 6.28pm on today sending noticeable tremors across the Kansai region

A boy, 17, pleads not guilty to 16 charges, which allege blackmail and making indecent child images.

The rescue came despite scientific warnings that the intervention might stress the animal

US President Donald Trump said he was still planning to travel to China as scheduled this month despite the stalemate in the negotiations with Iran. When asked about the trip to Beijing, Trump told reporters on Friday: “It is going to be amazing. The visit with China and Chairman Xi [Jinping] – that’s going to be great. “We have the trip with China coming up. And I think it will be an amazing event.” Trump had initially planned to visit Beijing in late March, but put the trip back to May 14 and...

A Jewish man is wearing his kippah at a local café when an angry customer accosts him. The kippah is against the law, the man is told; the other customer calls the police. Within minutes, officers arrive. They confiscate the Jewish man’s belongings, and place him in a cell without water for around 20 minutes.... The post Is supporting peace illegal in Israel? A shocking arrest carries a warning appeared first on The Forward.

An artificial intelligence model from the Mayo Clinic detected early signs of possible pancreatic cancer on scans up to two years before patients were diagnosed.

The decision, by weakening the Voting Rights Act, could make it easier for states to draw partisan gerrymanders of their congressional districts that reduce the power of minorities.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.

The latest developments in the Middle East war:

Hong Kong authorities expect the eastern section of the HK$7 billion (US$893 million) Fanling Bypass, which opens to traffic on Sunday, will prevent congestion ahead of residents moving into a nearby new development area later this year. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said the 4km (2.49 miles) dual two-lane carriageway was completed just in time to support the Fanling North New Development Area, which is set to welcome its first public...

A home in the upscale Shouson Hill area in Hong Kong’s Southern district has allegedly been burgled, with luxury watches and foreign currency worth a total of more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,400) stolen. Police are looking into whether the burglars scaled the wall of a vacant neighbouring detached house at Orchid Hill to enter 26 Shouson Hill Road in Deep Water Bay, the South China Morning Post learned. The force responded to a call from a domestic helper at 10.11am on Saturday, after she...

Sharing the image on social media, Kensington Palace said: "Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!'