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Female employee at brothel stabbed; regular ‘customer’ in his 50s arrested
18 May 2026 @ 7:36 am
Police in Tokyo have arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a woman in her 20s at a brothel on Sunday.…
2 men arrested over trespassing incident at enclosure of monkey Punch
18 May 2026 @ 7:36 am
Two men claiming to be U.S. nationals have been arrested following a trespassing incident at the enclosure of Punch, a Japanese macaque abandoned by his mother who has…
G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances as trade strains unity
18 May 2026 @ 7:35 am
G7 finance ministers gathering in Paris on Monday will try to find common ground on tackling global economic tensions and coordinating critical raw material supplies, even as geopolitical…
Takaichi says gov't will consider extra budget for FY2026 to ease oil price impact
18 May 2026 @ 7:35 am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday her government will consider compiling a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 amid concern over the impact of elevated crude oil prices stemming…
UK police detail arrests after far-right rally and counter demo
18 May 2026 @ 6:29 am
London police said Sunday officers arrested 20 people the previous day at a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and 12 people at a counter-demonstration fused with…
Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm
18 May 2026 @ 6:17 am
Australia ordered a string of China-linked shareholders to sell their stakes in a rare earths firm on Monday, citing the need to protect the sector from foreign control.…
Sasaki throws 7 sharp innings, Ohtani has 3 hits, Dodgers beat Angels 10-1 for sweep
18 May 2026 @ 4:00 am
Roki Sasaki yielded one run and struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Kyle Tucker had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers…
Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway
18 May 2026 @ 2:56 am
When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy's desperate…
Ukraine drones kill four in Russia; Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year
18 May 2026 @ 2:55 am
At least four people were killed, including three in the Moscow region, after Ukraine launched its biggest overnight drone attack on the Russian capital in more than a…
Trump issues dire warning to Iran to accept peace deal
18 May 2026 @ 2:55 am
President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of…