Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvetted.

People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.

Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.

Izumisano City in Osaka has taken a concrete step toward establishing a “baby hatch,” sending municipal officials to observe operations at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, the first institution in Japan to introduce the service 18 years ago. (News On Japan)

An elderly woman without a family registry was found dead from starvation in her home in Takaishi, Osaka, exposing the severe isolation faced by people who are legally “invisible” and therefore unable to access basic public support. The case highlighted deeply rooted structural issues affecting an estimated 10,000 or more individuals nationwide who, for various reasons, were never entered into Japan’s koseki system. (News On Japan)

BYD will introduce an aggressively priced plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan as part of its bid to expand market share, with the company set to begin domestic sales of its Sealion 6 model on December 1st at a starting price of 3.98 million yen, according to reporting by TV Tokyo. (News On Japan)

People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.

Andriy Yermak, 54, has been the Ukrainian president's chief of staff throughout Russia's full-scale war.

Japan’s nuclear policy, forced into a turning point by the catastrophic accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, has undergone a sweeping shift as the country moves from a nationwide shutdown of reactors to a steady resumption of operations. (News On Japan)

Tokyo police carried out a search on a home-share facility and its operating company on Wednesday after investigators determined that the firm continued running its minpaku business on days explicitly banned under local ordinance and then submitted false reports to the authorities. (News On Japan)

Zambia's government is accused of 'hypocrisy' as fallout from ex-president's death deepens.

Tokyo High Court issued a ruling on November [insert month here if needed based on publication timing] that the government’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is constitutional, a decision that prompted deep disappointment among the plaintiffs who had argued that the current legal framework violates the Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of marriage. (News On Japan)

The village of Beit Jinn came under attack in what Israel said was an operation against a militant group.

Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky's closest adviser throughout Russia's full-scale war.

The defendants were accused of attempting a coup - but human rights groups say the trial was politically motivated.

Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine".