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Asian shares track Wall Street gains and oil prices climb on uncertainty over the Iran war
22 May 2026 @ 7:32 am
Asian shares advanced Friday following modest gains on Wall Street, while oil prices rose as efforts to end the Iran war yielded limited results.
Oil prices had eased…
Investigation into King Charles' brother Andrew will be lengthy, UK police say
22 May 2026 @ 7:25 am
The British police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will be long and complex, senior officers said on Friday, after his arrest earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in…
61-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing acquaintance in Yamaguchi Prefecture
22 May 2026 @ 7:24 am
Police in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, have arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 74-year-old acquaintance.
The arrest warrant alleges that in late January, Misao Ohara killed…
Premium Hokkaido melons fetch record ¥5.8 mil at season's 1st auction
22 May 2026 @ 7:24 am
A pair of premium melons grown on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetched a record 5.8 million yen ($36,500) at the year's first auction on Friday, beating…
Japan gov't to get access to Anthropic's latest AI: finance minister
22 May 2026 @ 7:23 am
The Japanese government is set to be granted access to U.S. startup Anthropic's latest artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos later in the month, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said…
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'Late Show'
22 May 2026 @ 7:00 am
Comedian Stephen Colbert signed off from his late-night talk show on Thursday after 11 seasons with a sentimental chat with Beatles musician Paul McCartney and pointed jokes about…
U.S. and Iran still at odds on key issues, but Rubio sees some good signs
22 May 2026 @ 6:56 am
The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Official warns U.S. could halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports, sources say
22 May 2026 @ 5:28 am
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin privately warned that authorities could stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate…
Canadiens pounce on Hurricanes early in 6-2 win to open Eastern Conference Final
22 May 2026 @ 3:24 am
The Montreal Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina — coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century — and handed the Hurricanes…
Russia flexes nuclear muscles as tensions rise with NATO
22 May 2026 @ 3:17 am
Russia launched nuclear-capable missiles and issued nuclear munitions to some units on Thursday as part of major nuclear exercises amid heightened tensions with NATO over the Ukraine war…