Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake…
Judge orders release of Iranian bodybuilder after nearly 5-month detention
SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge is ordering the release of an Iranian migrant and bodybuilder held…
Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting
SYDNEY — Before the bloodshed and broken hearts, there was a little girl with a gentle soul, a…
Execution set for this week in Georgia put on hold for now
ATLANTA — Georgia’s parole board on Monday put an execution scheduled for Wednesday on hold, but it was…
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to…
South Korea’s ousted president plotted martial law to eliminate rivals, probe finds
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to…
Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after complaints about gun, tax convictions
WATERBURY, Conn. — A judge on Monday disbarred Hunter Biden in Connecticut for violating the state’s attorney conduct…
Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals
MADRID — Spain’s government has fined Airbnb 64 million euros ($75 million) for advertising unlicensed tourist rentals, officials…
Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of 2025 after surge in new cases
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to…
Japan will be without a panda for the first time in 50 years after twins leave Tokyo
TOKYO — Popular twin pandas at a Tokyo zoo are set to return to their homeland in China…
35 countries will compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott
GENEVA — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday announced a final list of 35 countries that…
Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum
PARIS — Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing…