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With no previous experience in office, Friedrich Merz is set to become chancellor with Europe's largest economy ailing and at a crossroads.

The suspect, Hiroto Oki, 28, has remained silent over the murder and robbery allegations, according to the Osaka Prefectural Police.

The mass funeral is aimed at showing strength after Hezbollah emerged battered from last year's war with Israel.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and illegal online operations acro...

The shift to a multipolar world has been accompanied by deepening polarization within and between countries.

The audio data and the document in question contain information supporting Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito's in his probe over alleged harassment.

Pessimism is rife and households are looking to cut expenses as fear rises over inflation and job losses.

Bitcoin recently hit a record of close to $110,000 while others have also rallied on the back of Trump's pro-crypto promises.

The FIA was also booed by the crowd, whose biggest cheer was reserved for Britain's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

The all-clear for beards was announced by Hal Steinbrenner, the team’s managing general partner whose father started the beard ban — and vig...

Radical changes to school curricula are routine in Bangladesh, where fierce political divisions date back decades.

The move is intended to make it easier for AI-related businesses to utilize personal information.

Similar drills a day earlier had forced airlines in the area to divert some flights.

The leaders of Nippon Ishin no Kai and Komeito both share Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's passion for locomotives.

Projects at home and in Thailand are seeking to address challenges stemming from climate change as well as sustainability concerns.

GOP allies, foreign leaders and Elon Musk joined Trump at CPAC on Saturday, rallying around his vision for tax cuts and government spending.

It's just what the Mets were hoping for when they landed the offseason's marquee free agent.

Rashford was signed by Villa on loan from United earlier this month.

Fears are growing in European capitals that the bond forged from the ruins of World War II is on the verge of collapse.

Forever Young passed Romantic Warrior 50 meters from the post to claim victory.

The pope was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs after being hospitalized earlier this month.

On Saturday, Hamas released six Israeli hostages, while Israel had originally planned to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners.

Production methods and economic risks keep the domestic tea industry from ramping up supply.

The fragile truce between Israel and Hamas militants had been threatened with derailment by the misidentification of a body released on Thur...

Lai told Akie at the meeting that Taiwan aims to protect the values of freedom and democracy, and deepen its friendship with Japan.