NTT Docomo is set to acquire major online bank Sumishin SBI Net Bank as it prepares to enter the banking sector, marking a significant shift for the mobile carrier as it looks to catch up with rivals in the growing financial services space. (News On Japan)

The case accuses four ex-housekeepers of fabricating allegations as part of an "extortionate" lawsuit.

The case accuses four ex-housekeepers of fabricating allegations as part of an "extortionate" lawsuit.

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

The biggest such move in years is condemned by the Palestinian presidency as a "dangerous escalation".

The Trump administration lodges an appeal against the ruling shortly after it was announced.

A butterfly fossil discovered 37 years ago in Shinonsen, Hyogo Prefecture, and kept in a local museum has been identified as a new species and the largest butterfly fossil ever found globally. (News On Japan)

Osaka University has announced it will accept up to 100 medical researchers from the United States in response to a policy by the Trump administration that suspended the acceptance of international students at Harvard University. (News On Japan)

Musk's exit comes after he criticised the legislative centrepiece of the president's agenda.

The Trump administration lodged an appeal against the ruling shortly after it was announced.

Migrant Araceli and her family hoped Canada offered safety from President Trump's immigration crackdown, but claiming asylum proved a challenge.

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

Health experts in Bosnia and Herzegovina are warning there is a serious public health problem in the capital.

Health experts in Bosnia and Herzegovina are warning there is a serious public health problem in the capital.

The couple filed for divorce this month after announcing their separation in September 2023.

Musk's exit comes after he criticised the legislative centrepiece of the president's agenda.

The US president's remarks on Wednesday come as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

The US president's remarks on Wednesday come as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

Video footage shows crowds breaking into the warehouse and taking bags of flour and cartons of food.

The BBC's Nomia Iqbal spoke to students at Harvard University, which is the target of funding cuts and a ban on international student enrollment.