The craft will return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - stranded since June - to Earth.

The craft will return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - stranded since June - to Earth.

The celebrated singer-songwriter was also famous for acting roles in A Star is Born and Blade.

Ireland is home to 40 Chinese firms, which some critics say harms the country's reputation.

Japan's former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become the country's new prime minister. He replaces current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who said he would not stand again after a series of financial and political scandals rocked the LDP party. (DW News)

JR West's new tourist train, 'Hana Akari,' is set to begin service in October. Before its official launch, a special trial run was held for the media on September 28. (News On Japan)

Lebanese PM Najib Mikati says it is "the largest displacement movement that may have happened" in his country.

A 25-hour ferry trip is long. Yoron Island is one of the best islands in Japan. (OFF TO JAPAN)

Noor Mossawi, aged six, is one of a number of people in critical condition in a hospital in eastern Lebanon.

Noor Mossawi, aged six, is one of a number of people in critical condition in a hospital in eastern Lebanon.

A large dog was caught on camera running down a road in Yoshioka, Gunma Prefecture, as police officers wielding nets were in hot pusuit. (News On Japan)

Thousands took part in a Maori haka dance famously performed by the All Blacks before rugby matches.

Thousands took part in a Maori haka dance famously performed by the All Blacks before rugby matches.

Thousands took part in a Maori haka dance famously performed by the All Blacks before rugby matches.

A pair of giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens have departed for China to spend the rest of their life in their motherland. (NHK)

Austria's Freedom Party heads for an unprecedented poll victory under Herbert Kickl, projections say.

Most of the victims are healthcare workers in the intensive care unit, the health minister says.

Toyota's global production has seen a decline for the seventh consecutive month. In August, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its worldwide production totaled 709,571 units, an 11.2% decrease from the same period last year. (News On Japan)

Autumn foliage is advancing early in the Tateyama region of the Northern Alps in Toyama Prefecture, with vibrant red and yellow hues starting to appear. (News On Japan)

People are left stranded on rooftops in Kathmandu with workers carrying out rescues on rafts.