Érick Valencia Salazar was among a group of 29 alleged drug lords extradited to the US from Mexico.

FamilyMart reported record earnings for the fiscal year ending February 2026 on April 8th, with operating profit rising 18% from a year earlier to 100.2 billion yen, driven by strong sales of rice balls promoted through advertising featuring Shohei Ohtani and successful food portion increase campaigns. (News On Japan)

A modern training facility equipped with two natural grass pitches sits about a 25-minute drive from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, where Japan’s national soccer team will establish its base camp for the World Cup set to kick off in June across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (News On Japan)

A citizens’ group advocating the preservation of Japan’s pacifist constitution held a large-scale rally in front of the National Diet on April 8th, drawing approximately 30,000 participants according to organizers, while similar events and street demonstrations were held across the country. (News On Japan)

A tourist farm in Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, is attracting growing numbers of visitors by offering the rare experience of strawberry picking together with pets. (News On Japan)

Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies

The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.

He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.

Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.

US officials say they are now "working to support her safe departure from Iraq".

The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.

Trump announced the deal not long before a deadline for a Tuesday evening ultimatum for Iran was reached.

The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president.

The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president.

Chevron is now importing 250,000 barrels of crude per day from Venezuela.

Annie Ramos, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, had gone to the base to complete paperwork so the couple could move in together.

Annie Ramos, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, had gone to the base to complete paperwork so the couple could move in together.