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Russia fires 450 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine, a day before U.S.-brokered talks
3 February 2026 @ 9:57 am
Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
The barrage came…
Another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind project
3 February 2026 @ 7:53 am
A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on…
Net population influx into Tokyo slows for 1st time in 4 years
3 February 2026 @ 7:49 am
The net influx of people into Tokyo slowed in 2025 for the first time in four years amid surging rents across the city center, while the Japanese capital…
SDF begins snow removal operations in Aomori amid record snowfall
3 February 2026 @ 7:42 am
The Ground Self-Defense Force on Monday began clearing snow from residential rooftops in Aomori, northeastern Japan, after receiving a disaster dispatch request from the prefecture hit by record-breaking…
Victim in Haneda robbery attempt had ¥95 mil stolen in November
3 February 2026 @ 7:42 am
One of the four victims involved in a recent robbery attempt at a parking lot at Tokyo's Haneda airport had been targeted twice before and had foreign currencies…
Man breaks into Tokyo apartment, threatening foreign resident with knife
3 February 2026 @ 7:42 am
Police in Tokyo are looking for a man who forced his way into an apartment, threatened the foreign resident with a knife and demanded money, speaking in Japanese…
Japan top court upholds prison term for U.S. airman over sexual assault
3 February 2026 @ 7:41 am
Japan's top court has upheld a ruling that sentenced a U.S. Air Force serviceman in Okinawa to five years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl…
Asian shares surge, led by records in Japan, S Korea, as markets regain momentum
3 February 2026 @ 7:14 am
Asian shares surged on Tuesday, led by a nearly 7% jump in South Korea’s benchmark and a 3.9% rally in Tokyo that took the Nikkei 225 to a…
Japan coach Jones says World Cup schedule helps small teams
3 February 2026 @ 5:30 am
Eddie Jones said Tuesday that next year's Rugby World Cup schedule gives smaller teams a "fair" chance of upsetting the sport's big boys as he plots another shock…
Zelenskyy says Russia largely observing energy ceasefire ahead of peace talks
3 February 2026 @ 5:18 am
Russia has largely observed a ceasefire on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday as Kyiv prepared for the next round of trilateral talks on how…