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The Los Angeles Angels are rebuilding from the worst season in franchise history, and they think Yusei Kikuchi will be a solid piece of thei...

Liverpool are the only team with a perfect record in this season's Champions League after beating title-holders Real Madrid 2-0 in their hea...

Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's t...

A criminal investigation has been launched after the U.S. Air Force reported that drones were spotted flying over English military bases, a...

A chief public prosecutor in central Japan on Wednesday apologized in person to an 88-year-old man who was acquitted in a retrial over a 196...

Shares in the Japanese entertainment giant behind the popular Hello Kitty brand plunged on Wednesday after major shareholders said they woul...

A police officer in Australia who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of her manslaughter on Wednesday...

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the to...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of...

Manchester City's struggles continued as Pep Guardiola's side remarkably blew a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions...

Al-Hilal drew 1-1 with Al-Sadd of Qatar on Tuesday to maintain Saudi Arabia’s control of the group stage of the Asian Champions League Elite...

Children play on a street decorated with Christmas decorations in Nagoya.

Japan's antitrust watchdog conducted an on-site investigation of the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday for allegedly forcing retai...

Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media...

The top lawyer on Donald Trump's transition team investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximi...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada from his first day in office, and an...

Newcastle’s winning run in the English Premier League came to an abrupt end when goals from Thomas Souček and Aaron Wan-Bissaka gave West Ha...

Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu visited Afghan government officials on Monday, assuring them Moscow will soon remove the Taliban...

Police detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally Monday calling for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more...

Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to r...

A girl plays under yellow ginkgo leaves at Showa Kinen Park in Tokyo on Monday.

A 93-year-old former top bureaucrat who was serving a sentence for a high-profile 2019 Tokyo car accident that left two people dead has died...

Shares climbed in Asia on Monday, tracking last week’s gains on Wall Street, and analysts said investors were viewing President-elect Donald...

The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages...