Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. “I feel for those who are still ... The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan ...

SHERIDAN — Boy Scout Jake Aitchison solemnly places a worn flag into the fire, ensuring its proper retirement. Quietly, he honors the tradition of disposing of the nation’s symbol with dignity.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people ...

Hers was one of 94 petitions filed under the so-called “red-flag law” in 2024, according to data from the Administrative Office of the Courts. That number was up from four petitions filed in ...

In accordance with U.S. flag code, Governor Brad Little has ordered U.S. flags and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in honor of ...

Chisako Kakehi was sentenced to death for the murder of three men, including her husband, and the attempted murder of another man about a decade ago in a case that gripped Japan. “Her death was ...

Beyond this, the plight of millions of people living in the occupied territories underscores Russia’s attempts to suppress and harass the indigenous population, stripping them of property and reducing ...

The Morrison Hotel, the famous backdrop for The Doors’ 1970 album named after it, was destroyed by a huge fire Thursday while being occupied by dozens of homeless squatters. Almost 100 ...