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Japan's emperor is generally treated with hushed reverence, but one man stripped away all decorum -- quite literally -- during a New Year's event on Friday, local media reported.

A Japanese war orphan raised by multiple Chinese families grew up to become a midwife, honouring the kindness she received from China. Her story, shared in the documentary series Beyond Blood and Borders, aired in December, on mainland streaming platforms and attracted widespread attention. The series follows the lives of 10 Japanese orphans left behind after Japan’s defeat in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1945. More than 4,000 children were abandoned in China, primarily in the Northeast and...

Hours before a College Football Playoff quarterfinal began Thursday, 74-year-old Nick Saban sat on an ESPN stage constructed inside the Rose Bowl, in the corner of an end zone, in Pasadena, California.

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

In an interview about his health, the US president says: "I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart".

About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.

Ukrainians recall their country giving up nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for international security promises that weren't kept. They don't want a repeat in their current negotiations with Russia.

A podcast by two Israelis re-examines the war in Gaza and its impact on Israeli society.

Tiffany Calver made headlines when she was announced in 2018 but now she's ready for new challenges.

Tiffany Calver made headlines when she was announced in 2018 but now she's ready for new challenges.

Tiffany Calver made headlines when she was announced in 2018 but now she's ready for new challenges.

Veteran Hong Kong lawmakers Starry Lee Wai-king and Ronick Chan Chun-ying have thrown their hats in the ring to be the Legislative Council’s next president, with a vote expected on January 8. Lee and Chan are running to succeed former president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, who stepped down after deciding not to seek re-election in the Legco poll last month. Lee is the city’s sole delegate to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, the country’s top legislative body, and one of Legco’s most...