TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

The Osaka Loop Line, which circles central Osaka, has 19 stations and runs for about 21 kilometers. Despite its circular design, surprisingly few trains actually operate in a full loop. During daytime hours, only about one in three trains runs the complete circuit, while destination boards often display locations such as Nara or Wakayama—names that seem out of place on a circular urban railway. (News On Japan)

PayPay’s market capitalization is expected to exceed 2 trillion yen as the company prepares for a listing on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange. (News On Japan)

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.

Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.

Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.

Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.

Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.

Prosecutors say Colin Gray, 55, could have prevented his son from killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024.

The former Prince Andrew hands back a property in Ascot, with lease documents showing an annual rent of £13,000.

European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities

Five people have been arrested after repeatedly performing dangerous drift driving on a road in Tokyo’s Ota Ward, sending up clouds of white smoke in the middle of the night and drawing police scrutiny. (News On Japan)

Large amounts of what appear to be illegally dumped garbage line the roadside at the Tokyo Metropolitan Kirigaoka Danchi in Kita Ward, where a decline in residents has left fewer eyes to monitor the sprawling public housing complex that first opened in the 1950s. (News On Japan)