Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.

Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.

Donald Trump warned of more US deaths after three US service members have been killed in action on the second day of US-Israel attack on Iran.

Two people were killed and 14 injured, with the suspected gunman, identified by some media outlets, also shot dead.

Kim Jue Ae is becoming more visible alongside her father, but much about her remains a mystery.

Kim Jue Ae is becoming more visible alongside her father, but much about her remains a mystery.

Several deaths are reported across the Middle East as Tehran retaliates for massive strikes by the US and Israel.

Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab states suggest the Islamic Republic is targeting not just the US military but also civilian infrastructure.

Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.

Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.

Iran's surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.

Iran's surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.

Two people were killed and 17 injured, with the suspected gunman also shot dead on the scene.

Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is "not aware" of operations in the area.

As the number of foreign visitors to Japan continues to rise, two uniquely Japanese cultural phenomena — food replicas and capsule toys, known as gacha — are drawing growing attention as unexpected tourist attractions and potential new souvenir staples. (News On Japan)

The admission fee for the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, was revised on March 1st for the first time in 11 years, introducing a dual pricing system that significantly raises costs for visitors from outside the city. (News On Japan)

A 48-year-old woman who works as a lecturer at an Osaka prefectural high school was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man in Osaka, with the man later confirmed dead at the hospital where he was taken. (News On Japan)

Motors are embedded in countless electronic devices, from home appliances and robots to automobiles, quietly generating the power that underpins modern life, and now a Japanese startup is challenging long-held assumptions by developing a next-generation motor that delivers both high efficiency and high output while eliminating the need for rare earth materials. (News On Japan)

The Konomiya Hadaka Festival, an unusual Shinto ritual dating back more than 1,250 years in which men wearing only loincloths collide violently with one another, was held on March 1st at Konomiya Shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, drawing around 10,000 participants who surged toward a designated “sacred man” believed to absorb misfortune through physical contact. (News On Japan)

The main rites of the Buddhist practice known as "Shunie," widely referred to as "Omizutori," began on March 1st at Nigatsudo Hall of Todaiji in Nara, marking the arrival of spring in the ancient capital. (News On Japan)