12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (149+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed opposition to any violation of sovereignty at a summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies,in what appears to be a veiled warning to the United States and other countries concerning the situation…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (127+ words) The BRICS emerging economies have adopted a joint communique calling for maximum restraint in the Middle East. The BRICS leaders began their two-day summit in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Saturday. The declaration, which was adopted on the first…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (130+ words) The Wall Street Journal has reported that Iran obtained high-resolution satellite images of a US base in Jordan from Chinese entities before carrying out its attack on the target in July. The US Central Command says three American soldiers were…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (135+ words) South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea has fired ballistic missiles several times toward the Sea of Japan from the country's east coast. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (283+ words) NHK has learned that a documentary film showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the immediate aftermath of the August 1945 atomic bombings contains scenes with a wider field of view than previously known. The documentary "Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (165+ words) A court in Hong Kong has sentenced the organizers of a vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. They face at least five years in jail. The three defendants belonged to a civic group called the Hong Kong…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (150+ words) Houthi rebels in Yemen are ramping up an offensive in areas along the Red Sea, an alternative shipping route to the Strait of Hormuz. Concerns are growing over the impact on global sea lanes. A Yemeni media outlet reported on…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (241+ words) New York City has introduced cutting-edge technology to help identify unknown victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The 9/11 attacks killed 2,753 people at the World Trade Center. Some 1,099 victims, or about 40 percent, are still unidentified a quarter-century later. A special team…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (197+ words) People in the United States are marking 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks. Memorial services to honor the victims will be held on Friday at the sites of the attacks, including New York and Washington. On September 11, 2001, four passenger planes…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (232+ words) Researchers at the Japan Meteorological Agency say bands of tall heavy rain clouds, called "squall line type," brought record rainfall last month to Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Chiba City received about three times the normal rainfall for the entire…...