A research team from the Okinawa Churashima Foundation and the University of Tokyo has announced the discovery of a new coral species named Ryukyu Coral. The coral was collected in 2013 during a deep-sea survey off the east coast of Okinawa’s main island. (News On Japan)

Japan’s gross domestic product for the April to June period rose at an annualized rate of 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth. (News On Japan)

Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya’s Chikusa Ward launched its annual ‘Night Zoo & Garden’ on August 9th. (News On Japan)

A foreign woman was fatally struck by a train near a shrine in Arita, Saga Prefecture, on August 13th, in what police believe may have been an accident while she was attempting to photograph the train. (News On Japan)

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.

In the parking lot of a supermarket in Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, cars were seen drifting and spinning in the rain, repeatedly performed dangerous maneuvers. (News On Japan)

Spain has activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for the first time in response to the fires.

The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.

The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.

The Russian leader senses a chance for more international recognition, while his American counterpart hopes to play peacemaker.

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told local media he had requested two water bomber aircraft.

More than 700 have died crossing the central Mediterranean in 2025, according to the UN reugee agency.

The document, signed by Hernán Cortés in 1527, is thought to have been taken over three decades ago.

CCTV captured the moment a car was hit by a Ukrainian drone in the Russian city of Belgorod, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in his official Telegram channel.

The UK prime minister was addressing European leaders ahead of Friday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

The German states of Bavaria and Thuringia are embroiled in a row over who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst.

The German states of Bavaria and Thuringia are embroiled in a row over who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst.

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich made the remarks as he announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.