An aurora colored the night sky red over Hokkaido on November 12th, offering a rare sight for residents and visitors. Footage from Kushiro Town captured the sky gradually glowing red as waves of light curved and streamed across the horizon, painting a vivid display. (News On Japan)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested four men, including 41-year-old Daisuke Takehara, on suspicion of confining a man they did not know inside a car in Shibuya Ward. The suspects, including three Uzbek nationals, allegedly deceived the victim and then threatened him for money. (News On Japan)

The booster powering New Glenn also separated from the rocket's upper stage and successfully touched down back on Earth.

Swiss business leaders appear to have made progress with a private initiative in which reports say they brought gifts to the Oval Office.

Berlin has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers to 260,000 by 2035.

Confirmation of the remains would mean that only three deceased hostages' bodies now remain in Gaza.

More than 120 people were killed in the raid which targeted the Comando Vermelho criminal gang.

Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.

Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.

Trump emerges from the shutdown having made little in the way of substantive concessions to Democrats in Congress.

"They're committing acts of sexual violence and atrocities," says the US secretary of state, "and it needs to end immediately".

Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir's successor.

Police bear control units were formally deployed on November 13th in Iwate and Akita prefectures, where the number of bear attacks has become increasingly severe, following the recent authorization for officers to use rifles in bear extermination. (News On Japan)

Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon.

Some 28kg of ketamine have been found washed up on the island's beaches in the past two months.

Years of conflict have taken their toll and the war of attrition is continuing on the homefront - but Ukrainians are fighting back hard by trying to keep morale high

The former prince's reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, including some mentioning Trump.

Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.