The Japanese government has approved a bill to revise the Immigration Control Act that would raise the maximum fee for foreigners applying for permanent residency from 10,000 yen to 300,000 yen, while under the current law the maximum fee charged for residence-related procedures is capped at 10,000 yen. (News On Japan)

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

The jump in shipments puts the world's second largest economy on track to top the record-breaking annual trade surplus it saw in 2025.

The city's police commissioner said one of the suspects said he wanted the attack to be "even larger" than the Boston Marathon bombing.

The US president has tried to soothe nerves over oil and markets, but his comments still lack clarity, writes Anthony Zurcher.

The war's price, measured in damage to the economy and in political costs to Trump, is still coming into view.

Prosecutors accused the brothers of using their wealth to lure women to parties and luxury homes, then taking advantage of them.

It has been the most volatile day of oil trading in world history, and there is much still to play out.

It has been the most volatile day of oil trading in world history, and there is much still to play out.

A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China.

Is the backlash against Timothée Chalamet about more than his views on ballet and opera?

The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude

The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis.

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis.

Jason Hughes's family does not want the students prosecuted after the prank turned into a fatal car accident.

Jason Hughes's family does not want the students prosecuted after the prank turned into a fatal car accident.

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.

The Liberal government currently has 169 seats in parliament, just three shy of a majority in Canada's parliament.