The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.

The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.

Wu was detained for hours at London's Heathrow Airport last week and refused entry, he told the BBC.

The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.

The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.

The star is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla registered to his address.

The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government moved on July 28 to reassure investors that it respects the Bank of Japan’s independence, as Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said relations between the government and the central bank remain smooth despite market concern over rising bond yields, yen weakness and the administration’s growth-oriented fiscal agenda. (News On Japan)

Negotiations over Japan's minimum wage for the current fiscal year have entered their final stage, with a national guideline likely to be set in the upper 1,100-yen range per hour and a government panel expected to reach a conclusion this week. (News On Japan)

The Japan Coast Guard has searched Doshisha International High School on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death and injury following a boat accident off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, that killed a female student and a boat captain. (News On Japan)

As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.

As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.

Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.

Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.

The star is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla registered to his address.

The US president says "there is a good chance that something could happen", as Iran denies direct talks are taking place.

The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its "arsenal of freedom" is perilously low.

The US journalist has made several social media pleas for the abductors of her mother Nancy to share where she is.