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Roger Federer steals the show at Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony
17 January 2026 @ 12:10 pm
The Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major.
There was Crowded House, the band, playing a set…
Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions about complex path ahead
17 January 2026 @ 12:07 pm
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called Venezuela's “criminal regime” would eventually be dismantled and there would be…
U.S. names Rubio, Blair and Kushner to Gaza 'Board of Peace' to be chaired by Trump
17 January 2026 @ 9:54 am
The White House on Friday announced some members of a so-called "Board of Peace" that is to supervise the temporary governance of Gaza, which has been under a fragile…
Japan's new opposition party named Centrist Reform Alliance
17 January 2026 @ 7:06 am
Japan's new political party created by the largest opposition force and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's former coalition partner is called the Centrist Reform Alliance (中道改革連合), their leaders…
Japan court rejects inmates' calls to halt hanging on inhumane grounds
17 January 2026 @ 7:03 am
A Japanese court rejected on Friday three death-row inmates' demands against the state to halt their executions by hanging as an inhumane practice in violation of an international…
Japan calls on X to take measures against AI-generated sexualized images
17 January 2026 @ 7:02 am
The Japanese government said Friday it has called on X to take measures against the alteration and sexualizing of images using the social media platform's artificial intelligence tool.…
78-year-old woman arrested over attempted murder of 38-year-old son
17 January 2026 @ 7:02 am
Police in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 78-year-old woman on suspicion of attempting to kill her 38-year-old son.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 2:30…
Yokohama mayor admits badmouthing subordinates as 'human scum,' other names
17 January 2026 @ 7:01 am
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka admitted Friday to calling his subordinates and a city assembly member names such as "human scum" behind their backs, but pledged to exercise more…
Survivors commemorate major 1995 Kobe earthquake despite fading memories
17 January 2026 @ 7:01 am
Survivors and residents on Saturday shared their grief and memories of the calamity wrought by the major earthquake that killed over 6,400 people in Kobe and the wider…
Ukrainian team heading to U.S. for security guarantee talks, Zelenskyy says
17 January 2026 @ 6:09 am
A Ukrainian delegation is en route to the U.S. for talks on security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, expressing hope the…