‘It’s exhausting’: southwest Japan deals with second big quake in 10 years
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in…
Myanmar leader calls on Japanese firms to invest
Bangkok – Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to expand investment…
How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe’s wildfire summer
AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week…
UN rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank
The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday warned of worsening violence by Israeli settlers in…
Kumamoto’s foreign community leans on 2016 lessons after quake
As Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Kumamoto Prefecture, its foreign residents drew on lessons from…
US mulls scuppering France’s Washington ambassador pick over human rights spat
The United States is considering delaying, or even blocking, President Emmanuel Macron's choice for France's…
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 13; Poland scrambles fighter jets
Russian air strikes killed at least 13 people in Ukraine on Thursday, including one in…
U.S. launches new wave of strikes on Iran as war escalates
The U.S. has launched a new wave of strikes against Iran that targeted its Islamic…
PM Burnham pledges to fix England’s ‘unfair’ adult care system
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged on Wednesday to overhaul England's adult social care system,…