A pileup involving more than 50 vehicles has killed two people and injured 26 in a town in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The pileup occurred at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday on the Kan-etsu Expressway in the town of Minakami. A collision between two trucks triggered a chain of crashes with the vehicles behind... Read More

Myanmar is going to the polls in an election widely dismissed as a sham, with major political parties dissolved, many of their leaders jailed and as much as half the country unlikely to vote because of an ongoing civil war. The military government is holding a phased ballot nearly five years after it seized power... Read More

Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Forecasters said the worst of the storm had passed and conditions were set to clear. Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Forecasters said the worst... Read More

Italian police have arrested nine people accused of raising around €7m (£6m) for Hamas over more than two years. The money was ostensibly collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, a police statement said, but was instead sent to the militant group via a “complex fundraising system”. Alongside the arrests, police say they have seized... Read More

Manchester City ‌threw down the gauntlet for the second successive weekend and Arsenal proved undaunted as they kicked off their festive fixtures with a narrow 2-1 defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion to stay as Premier League leaders on Saturday. City won 2-1 at Nottingham Forest with Rayan Cherki grabbing a goal and an assist... Read More

A year earlier, Regaleira defeated males in the Hopeful and parlayed that into grade 1 wins in both 2024 and 2025. In 2019, Contrail won the Hopeful and, in the following season, swept the Japanese Triple Crown and finished second to Almond Eye in one of the most dramatic runnings of the Japan Cup.In short,... Read More

The quake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast, and shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast, and shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s ⁠northeastern ‍coast late on Saturday, the island’s Central Weather Administration said. The quake, some 32 km (20 miles) off the... Read More

When the treaty was in force, Pakistan had rights over the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers, and India over the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in abeyance, Centre clears Dulhasti hydel project on ChenabWhen the treaty was in force, Pakistan had rights over the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers, and India... Read More

HANOI, July 25 (Reuters) – At least nine people, including children, were killed in central Vietnam when a bus crashed early on Friday, the government said.The accident, which took place at 1:45 a.m. in the central province of Ha Tinh, left another 16 injured, the government said in a statement.The accident, which occurred at 1:45... Read More

Climate United States of America Storms hit California over Christmas The US state of California is bracing for even more extreme weather after wind, rain and snow pummeled the state. At least two people were killed in storm-related incidents. A powerful atmospheric river that carried massive amounts of moisture from Hawaii over the Pacific has... Read More