Shibuya Ward has approved an ordinance that would impose a 2,000-yen fine for littering on public streets, while also penalizing shops that fail to provide trash bins. The measure was passed on December 10th and targets both individuals who discard waste and businesses near major stations that offer takeout services, raising questions about whether the approach will meaningfully reduce trash on the streets. (News On Japan)

An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.

An Eyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.

Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.

"Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo.

A federal judge says materials from the investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.

The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV.

Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor.

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor.

Terrified residents say heavy artillery and gunfire has hit Uvira, the gateway to Burundi.

A federal judge says materials from a 2019 investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.

The US Treasury said the network of four entities and four individuals is primarily Colombian.

The friends were warned their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.

The friends were warned their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.

Brumelda Zuma will represent the party led by her father in parliament after her half-sister resigned.

The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city.

The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city.