The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.

The president also told Fox News the US had a direct backchannel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - something it denies.

The leading opposition candidate calls allegations of a planned insurrection "total fabrications".

Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.

The 30-year-old was on the active volcano when a thunderstorm developed, local media report.

The 30-year-old was on the active volcano when a thunderstorm developed, local media report.

Some 53 people were killed and thousands displaced by the earthquake, which struck early on Saturday.

Some 53 people were killed and thousands displaced by the earthquake, which struck early on Saturday.

Niu Lai's confusing plot and laughable animation quality has won ironic fans on the internet.

Severe disruption continued across Chiba Prefecture after the holiday period, with rail closures forcing some commuters into three-hour journeys while more than 2,700 vehicles remained immobilized by flooding caused by last week's torrential rain. (News On Japan)

Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid held its first official soccer school in Hokkaido in August, bringing about 90 young players from across Japan to Urakawa, a town of roughly 11,000 people in the Hidaka region, with organizers now considering opening a permanent residential academy there as early as 2028. (News On Japan)

A Turkish national has been arrested on suspicion of performing illegal drift driving on a public road in Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, as police prepare to strengthen enforcement around facilities linked to the Asian Games and Asian Para Games. (News On Japan)

Nagoya's municipal subway will introduce a contactless credit card payment service at all 87 stations from September 3, allowing passengers to pass through ticket gates simply by tapping a compatible card. (News On Japan)

A 77-year-old hunter from Sunagawa, Hokkaido, who won a Supreme Court ruling overturning the revocation of his firearms license, filed a damages lawsuit against the national government and Hokkaido on August 17 after discovering that one of four seized hunting rifles had been destroyed years earlier without being returned to him. (News On Japan)

The authorities allege they were involved in an insurrection plot but the leading opposition candidate says there was an attempt on his life.

Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.

A 14-year-old child was among four others injured, the acting governor of Russia's Belgorod region says.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are preparing to coordinate schedules on some domestic routes as the longtime rivals seek ways to maintain air services. (News On Japan)

Japan's economy expanded for a third consecutive quarter in the April-June period, with real gross domestic product rising 0.3% from the previous three months, equivalent to an annualized increase of 1.1%, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office. (News On Japan)

Tokyo stocks rose on August 17, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 69,220.25, up 506.45 points, as buying in artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related shares outweighed weaker-than-expected economic growth, rising bond yields and renewed concern over household spending. (News On Japan)