1+ day, 29+ 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…...

14+ hour, 40+ 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…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (215+ words) Iran says it plans to hold a foreign ministers' meeting with other Gulf nations to brief them on its negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's foreign ministry says the gathering will take place in Oman on Monday....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (274+ words) An expert on Mars has given a lecture in central Japan to raise awareness of a Japanese project to explore one of the red planet's satellites. The MMX, or Martian Moons eXploration probe, has been designed to land on the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (140+ words) The CEO of US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has warned of the need to slow the pace of AI development. In an online post on Saturday, Dario Amodei said, "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities…...

1+ day, 6+ 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, 6+ hour ago   (178+ words) A 30-year-old time capsule has been opened in a city in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Yoshikawa City installed the time capsule containing letters and other items collected from its citizens at the municipal hall, as part of commemorations for…...

1+ day, 11+ 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, 9+ 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,…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (198+ words) Officials in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, report that more than 520 businesses have been affected by the record rain that struck last month. They say losses total over 2.6 billion yen, or roughly 17 million dollars. During the downpours in mid-August, the Japan…...