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‘Substitute’ drunk driver arrested after car crash
22 February 2026 @ 7:36 am
Police in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man for allowing a friend to drive, knowing that he was drunk, and then lying to police that he…
3 bodies found after house fire in Chiba
22 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
Three bodies were found after a house fire in the east of Tokyo early Sunday, as three of its residents, including two children, remain unaccounted for, local police…
Japan's traditional 'naked festival' leaves 3 attendees unconscious
22 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
A traditional Japanese festival known for thousands of nearly naked men competing to claim sacred talismans left three men unconscious in the western city of Okayama, local police…
South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
22 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over…
Pakistan launches deadly strikes in Afghanistan
22 February 2026 @ 6:59 am
Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.
The overnight…
U.S. ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of Middle East
22 February 2026 @ 3:32 am
Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle…
Ex-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire
22 February 2026 @ 3:32 am
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that Western…
Ruling against Trump's tariffs creates new uncertainty in U.S. trade relations with China
22 February 2026 @ 3:20 am
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations, with both countries navigating shifting ground to avoid…
After court ruling, Trump says U.S. global tariff rate will rise from 10% to 15%
22 February 2026 @ 3:19 am
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will raise a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% on U.S. imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the…
Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts along Afghan border after surge in deadly attacks
22 February 2026 @ 1:54 am
Pakistan said early Sunday it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country.
Islamabad did…