Oscar Jenkins, 33, is sentenced to 13 years by a Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine.

Oscar Jenkins, 33, is sentenced to 13 years by a Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine.

It marks the largest ground assault on north Gaza since Israel resumed its offensive in March.

Sunday's first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw's liberal mayor and a conservative historian.

Sylvia Bongo and her son was freed from prison last week despite facing charges of embezzling public funds.

The American singer was arrested on Thursday over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023.

A road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture is expected to take five to seven years to fully restore, local officials said on Friday, following the recovery of a truck cab that had remained lodged in the sewer system since the January accident. (News On Japan)

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

Explosions and eruptions continued at Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, with volcanic activity intensifying since May 15. In an early morning eruption before 6 a.m., a plume of ash rose approximately 2,700 meters above the crater. (News On Japan)

The government approved a long-awaited pension reform bill in a cabinet meeting on May 16th, aiming to eliminate the so-called "1.06 million yen barrier" that has prevented many part-time workers from enrolling in the welfare pension system. (News On Japan)

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

The skeleton had been kept in a makeshift shed since its excavation in 2019 due to bureaucratic wrangling.

A Japanese man in his 50s was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Chinese court on May 13 under the anti-espionage law, following his December 2021 detention in Shanghai and formal arrest in June 2022 after six months of interrogation. (News On Japan)

Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.

Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.

Nissan's plan to shut down several of its production facilities has drawn concern from Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Takeuchi, who said at a press conference on May 15th that the move is "a matter directly linked to citizens' employment and livelihoods." (News On Japan)

A research paper co-authored by a lecturer at Fukuoka University of Education has been published in the British scientific journal Nature, detailing a groundbreaking discovery about supermassive black holes. (News On Japan)

Firefighters selected from Kasuga, Onojo, and Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture demonstrated their rescue techniques on May 16th ahead of an upcoming skills competition designed to test emergency response capabilities. (News On Japan)

The secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers

Republicans allege James Comey's now-deleted "8647" Instagram message was a call to assassinate Donald Trump.