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Fukada wins women's snowboard slopestyle gold
19 February 2026 @ 7:36 am
Mari Fukada won the women's slopestyle snowboard on Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, earning Japan its record-equaling fifth gold medal at the games.
Fukada was awarded 87.83…
Man charged with murder and abandonment of 18-year-old woman’s body in mountain forest
19 February 2026 @ 7:35 am
A 31-year-old man accused of murdering an 18-year-old woman he was dating and abandoning her body in a mountain forest in Yamanashi Prefecture, has pleaded not guilty to…
Google, Rakuten to provide new shopping service in Japan on YouTube
19 February 2026 @ 7:34 am
U.S. tech firm Google LLC and Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc said Thursday they will launch a shopping service on YouTube that allows viewers to press…
Takaichi to push constitutional reform with new supermajority in Diet
19 February 2026 @ 7:33 am
A new supermajority in the powerful House of Representatives may embolden Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to pursue amending Japan's postwar Constitution after her party scored a landslide election…
South Korean court hands life term to ex‑President Yoon in insurrection trial
19 February 2026 @ 7:33 am
A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding…
Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump requested, U.S. military says
19 February 2026 @ 7:22 am
A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday.
The Air…
Australian police probe threatening letter to country's largest mosque ahead of Ramadan
19 February 2026 @ 6:47 am
Australian police said on Thursday they had launched an investigation after a threatening letter was sent to the country’s largest mosque, the third such incident in the lead-up…
Fishermen in eastern Caribbean fear for their lives following deadly U.S. strike
19 February 2026 @ 5:54 am
An organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging fishermen to take certain precautions after decrying a recent U.S. strike in the eastern Caribbean that killed three…
Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
19 February 2026 @ 3:12 am
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids under…
Ukraine dissatisfied with 'difficult' talks; U.S. sees 'meaningful progress'
19 February 2026 @ 2:57 am
Two days of peace talks in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia ended on Wednesday without a breakthrough as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was dissatisfied with the outcome…