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More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-L...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged his NATO counterparts to issue an invitation at a meeting in Brussels next week to Kyiv t...

Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and on Friday in the Gaza Strip, medics said, as efforts to revive Gaza c...

Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.U.S. futures and oil prices rose....

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Friday that filing impeachment complaints against the vice president, who is facing a legal st...

From defense updates to weasel crime, here’s your weekly roundup of the biggest and quirkiest stories from Japan Today for Nov. 29, 2024.In...

Taiwan's government expressed disappointment on Friday that members of a Trans-Pacific trade pact had not set up a working group to consider...

Manchester United marked Ruben Amorim's first game at Old Trafford with a 3-2 Europa League victory over Bodo/Glimt as Rasmus Hojlund netted...

Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civili...

Sets of hina traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers and major events of 2024 in Japan are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo...

South Korea grappled with heavy snowfall for a second day on Thursday, with dozens of flights canceled, ferry operations suspended and at le...

The Los Angeles Angels are rebuilding from the worst season in franchise history, and they think Yusei Kikuchi will be a solid piece of thei...

Liverpool are the only team with a perfect record in this season's Champions League after beating title-holders Real Madrid 2-0 in their hea...

Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's t...

A criminal investigation has been launched after the U.S. Air Force reported that drones were spotted flying over English military bases, a...

A chief public prosecutor in central Japan on Wednesday apologized in person to an 88-year-old man who was acquitted in a retrial over a 196...

Shares in the Japanese entertainment giant behind the popular Hello Kitty brand plunged on Wednesday after major shareholders said they woul...

A police officer in Australia who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of her manslaughter on Wednesday...

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the to...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of...

Manchester City's struggles continued as Pep Guardiola's side remarkably blew a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions...

Al-Hilal drew 1-1 with Al-Sadd of Qatar on Tuesday to maintain Saudi Arabia’s control of the group stage of the Asian Champions League Elite...

Children play on a street decorated with Christmas decorations in Nagoya.

Japan's antitrust watchdog conducted an on-site investigation of the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday for allegedly forcing retai...

Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media...