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Miura, Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with world-record free skate
17 February 2026 @ 7:35 am
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered Japan's first Olympic gold medal in pairs skating, earning a world-record score for their free skate on Monday night to climb from…
House set on fire after man killed, wife injured in Hiroshima Prefecture
17 February 2026 @ 7:33 am
A 49-year-old man was fatally stabbed and his wife wounded by an intruder who then set their house on fire, in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday.
According…
Shares fall in Japan, while most Asian markets are shut for Lunar New Year
17 February 2026 @ 7:33 am
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays.
U.S. futures declined and…
Associate professor at Tsukuba university posted discriminatory remarks, officials say
17 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
An associate professor at the University of Tsukuba, located northeast of Tokyo, had been found posting discriminatory remarks about foreigners on social media, university officials said Monday.
The…
Trump touts his endorsement as playing role in Takaichi's election win
17 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he was "very honored" to see Japan's ruling party led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi win this month's general election by…
Kremlin rejects claim it poisoned Navalny with dart frog toxin
17 February 2026 @ 7:20 am
The Kremlin on Monday flatly rejected accusations from five European countries that the Russian state had killed Alexei Navalny two years ago using toxin from poison dart frogs,…
Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children from Syria
17 February 2026 @ 5:56 am
The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…
Doctors, tourism, tobacco: Cuba buckling under U.S. pressure
17 February 2026 @ 4:00 am
Cuba's already shattered economy is being assailed on various fronts as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to bring the communist island to its knees.
A blockade of…
3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at Rhode Island hockey rink
17 February 2026 @ 3:57 am
A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night in critical condition, authorities said.
Pawtucket…
Ukrainian ex-minister accused of money laundering in major corruption case
17 February 2026 @ 2:28 am
Ukraine's anti-corruption police accused an ex-energy minister on Monday of helping launder kickbacks and stashing millions offshore, a day after he was detained trying to leave the country…