Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket’s last flight

Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market.

The H-2A r…[Read more]

Türkiye-US ties enter new era after Trump meeting: Erdoğan

Relations between Türkiye and the United States are entering a new era after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in The Hague, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, expressing his hope to see advance in technical talks for the former’s return to the F-35 joint fighter jet p…[Read more]

‘Russia ready for new round of Ukraine talks in Türkiye’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready for a new round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, although the location and time of the discussions have not been agreed upon yet.

Putin said there were big differences between the proposals submitted by the two sides at…[Read more]

Guterres: US-led Gaza food hunt a ‘death sentence’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, declaring that the current U.S.-backed aid delivery operation is “inherently unsafe” and “killing people.”

Speaking at a press conference at U.N. headquarter…[Read more]

What cases did the US Supreme Court decide at the end of its 2024 term?

The Supreme Court delivered victories for religious freedom advocates and the Trump administration on its final day.

The United States Supreme Court has ended its latest term with a host of blockbuster decisions, touching on everything from healthcare coverage to school…[Read more]

Trump says Gaza ceasefire possible ‘within the next week’, gives no details

US president’s claim greeted with surprise as deaths spiral in Gaza and Israeli forces accused of more ‘war crimes’ for shooting starving people seeking food aid.

United States President Donald Trump said he believes a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas could be…[Read more]

Trump lambasts Khamenei, says he’d bomb Iran if nuclear activities restart

US president says Iranian supreme leader’s alleged ‘anger, hatred, disgust’ led him to drop work on sanctions relief.

President Donald Trump has hit out at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s claim that Iran won its recent 12-day war with Israel, also saying the United States wi…[Read more]

Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9

Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he concealed in his small apartment.

Japan has executed a man who was found guilty of killing and dismembering nine people he made contact with on social media, the first use of capital pun…[Read more]

Megaquake may hit central Japan within next 30 years, government panel says

Marine active faults off Japan’s Kinki western region and Hokuriku central region are projected to trigger an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or larger at a probability of 16% to 18% within the next 30 years, according to a government panel.
The government’s Earthquake…[Read more]

Six Arrested over Modified Lamborghini

A Lamborghini sports car modified to shoot flames from its exhaust was fraudulently passed through vehicle inspection without proper testing, leading to the arrest of six people including a custom shop owner and a senior inspector.

The illegally altered Lamborghini, a rare model of which only 100 exist…[Read more]

Social democracy: PM Bayrou’s proclamations are not enough

Weakened by record unpopularity, his inability to assert authority over the centrist bloc and his complex relationship with the president, French Prime Minister François Bayrou downplayed the deadlock in the key pensions negotiations between labor unions and employers’…[Read more]

Louvre: ‘We want to find a lasting solution to overcrowding

The museum’s director, Laurence des Cars, and the chief architect of France’s historic monuments, François Chatillon, speak to Le Monde about the architectural competition to renovate the world’s most-visited museum.

At the end of January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the…[Read more]

US ‘science refugees’ arrive at French university after Trump spending cuts

Eight researchers who left the US as a result of President Donald Trump’s spending cuts have arrived at France’s University of Aix-Marseille as part of a programme designed to attract American academics.

Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in…[Read more]

Berlin to simplify rules in bid to speed up defence surge, draft law says

The German government seeks to speed up defence procurement by simplifying legal procedures, fostering European cooperation and facilitating orders to start-ups to make its military combat-ready, according to a draft law seen by Reuters late on Friday.
The speedy surge of…[Read more]

Germany updates: Lawmakers curb refugee family reunification

Lawmakers have voted to suspend family reunification rights for refugees who do not hold full asylum status. Meanwhile, as Germany faces labor shortages, figures show much of its workforce is untapped.

SPD’s Klingbeil re-elected but not without internal dissent

Lars Klingbeil was r…[Read more]

Teen in Germany charged over Taylor Swift stadium plot

German federal prosecutors have charged a teenager with aiding in the preparation of a suspected terrorist attack targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last summer.

Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe on Friday said judges had indicted a teenager accused of having helped…[Read more]

Vance refers to Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla as ‘José’ while defending Trump’s use of National Guard in LA

Vice President JD Vance referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as “José Padilla” during a Friday visit to Los Angeles where he criticized California’s Democratic leaders and defended the Trump administration’s controversial use of the state’s Nationa…[Read more]

Japan, US, Philippines simulate crisis in joint coast guard drills amid China tensions

Helicopters buzzed in the shadow of a smouldering volcano and boats rescued dummies from the sea this week in a show of maritime unity by Japan, the United States and the Philippines.

The joint coast guard exercises held off Japan’s southwest shore follow a…[Read more]

US May Target Samsung, Hynix, TSMC Operations in China, Sources Say

The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to global chipmakers Samsung 005930.KS, SK Hynix 000660.KS and TSMC 2330.TW, making it more difficult for them to receive U.S. goods and technology at their plants in China, according…[Read more]

Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending -FT

Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been expected…[Read more]