The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

About 50,000 people are still isolated after powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days.

A simple ceasefire is unlikely to set the stage for undoing the damage from Russia’s war, experts say.

The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining that banned weapons were used.

NBA's MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 2 win over Minnesota Timberwolves in West finals.

No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group's recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.

These are the key events on day 1,184 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly a high-ranking government official, is serving a 38-year sentence for accepting bribes.

US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space.

Elias Rodriguez faces charges of first-degree murder, murder of foreign officials and causing death with a firearm.

Move to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students latest action against university in months-long pressure campaign.

The group said it would call for analysis on international supply chain resilience.

Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war.

US and Israel have always been close, especially under Trump, but that makes even the smallest differences more evident.

Mourners held a vigil outside the Capital Jewish Museum after two Israeli Embassy staffers were fatally shot Wednesday.

Israeli attacks come as residents of Lebanon's southern districts prepare to vote in municipal elections on Saturday.

A small plane crashed into a US neighbourhood near San Diego early Thursday.

Desperately hungry Palestinians scrambled to try and get their share of Gaza’s first freshly baked bread in weeks.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Donald Trump in a bid to reset US ties.

Economists echo Jamie Dimon’s concerns as US credit downgrade and tariff-driven uncertainty continue.