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12-year-old boy falls to his death from 18th floor of apartment building in Kitakyushu
15 February 2026 @ 7:34 am
A 12-year-old boy fell to his death from the 18th floor of an apartment building in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Saturday night.
According to police, a neighbor…
Worker dies in controlled blaze at limestone plateau park in Yamaguchi
15 February 2026 @ 7:33 am
A worker died on Saturday in a traditional mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the site of Japan's largest karst plateau, having suffered severe burns…
China's 9-day Lunar New Year holidays start with Japan shunned amid spat
15 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
China's nine-day Lunar New Year holidays kicked off Sunday, with Japan dropping out of the 10 most popular overseas destinations for Chinese travelers after Beijing urged its citizens…
1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing in Osaka, suspect arrested
15 February 2026 @ 7:32 am
A 17-year-old boy was killed, and two other boys were injured after they were stabbed in Osaka's busy Dotombori shopping area late Saturday, police said.
A man in…
Interpol backroom warriors fight cyber criminals 'weaponizing' AI
15 February 2026 @ 4:33 am
From perfectly spelled phishing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing the game for Interpol's cat-and-mouse fight against cybercrime at its high-tech war rooms…
Crown prince urges world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich
15 February 2026 @ 4:29 am
About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from Iran ’s…
U.S. sees off dogged Denmark in Olympic men's ice hockey
15 February 2026 @ 2:37 am
The USA men's ice hockey team had to fight before overcoming Denmark 6-3 on Saturday as they kept their bid for a first Olympic gold since 1980 on…
Australia wins the SailGP New Zealand event, overshadowed by a crash which injured 2 sailors
15 February 2026 @ 2:17 am
Australia has won the New Zealand leg of the SailGP series, though racing was overshadowed by a crash involving New Zealand and France on Saturday which left a…
Zelenskyy says U.S. too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions
15 February 2026 @ 2:00 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week would be substantive, but he said Ukraine was being asked "too often"…
Dutch star Jens van 't Wout wins his 2nd Olympic short track gold medal with 1,500-meter title
14 February 2026 @ 10:31 pm
Jens van ’t Wout of the Netherlands won the gold medal in 1,500-meter short track speedskating on Saturday night, adding to his Olympic haul after winning gold in…