Influenza is once again spreading rapidly across the Kansai region, with Osaka Prefecture reaching an advisory-level outbreak for the second time in a single season for the first time in 15 years as infections surge again after the New Year. (News On Japan)

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly leading a group attack that left another festival official seriously injured during a danjiri festival in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, in October last year. (News On Japan)

A new wave of high-end hotel development in Nara is accelerating as Kintetsu Miyako Hotels announced plans to open a luxury accommodation facility on former grounds of Todaiji Temple, aiming for an autumn 2028 launch. (News On Japan)

Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.

The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.

Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.

Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.

Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.

Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.

More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.

More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.

A rare phantom jellyfish has been spotted by scientists exploring the deep sea in the South Atlantic.

The man allegedly used social media and gaming platforms to target children in more than a dozen countries.

"She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive," says the NBC host about missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 countries, the White House said.

Nigeria's government says a jihadist group massacred local Muslims who refused to join them.

A coroner has found Joel Cauchi's doctor failed to heed warnings he was having a relapse of schizophrenia.

"Your children will not rest until we are together again," says the NBC host in her message to 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

Wednesday's call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months.