José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".

The deaths of Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Basij force have not been confirmed by Iranian authorities.

Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero.

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.

Severe weather is plaguing the US from coast to coast, bringing a mix of extreme heat and bitter cold.

Severe weather is plaguing the US from coast to coast, bringing a mix of extreme heat and bitter cold.

US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's request to send ships to the crucial oil route.

Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.

The number of fatalities linked to last month’s Hadaka Matsuri, known as the Saidai-ji Eyo festival, in Okayama City has risen to two, after a man who had been in critical condition since the event died on March 17th. (News On Japan)

Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening.

The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US' foreign policy objectives

Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening.

Japan’s nationwide average land prices across all uses rose for the fifth consecutive year as of January 1st, 2026, reflecting a gradual economic recovery, according to data released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. (News On Japan)

Japan's Environment Ministry has removed the red-crowned crane, a nationally designated Special Natural Monument, from its list of endangered species for the first time, citing a recovery in population driven by long-term conservation efforts, while also lowering the extinction risk classification of the crested ibis by one level as its numbers continue to rebound. (News On Japan)

JR East unveiled Japan’s first dedicated freight Shinkansen in Tokyo on March 17th, marking a new step in the use of high-speed rail for logistics. (News On Japan)

A new service enabling individuals to preserve their own cells for future medical treatment is set to launch in Japan, marking the country’s first offering of long-term iPS cell storage for personal use. (News On Japan)

Two boats carrying high school students on a peace study program capsized off the coast of Henoko in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, the planned relocation site for a U.S. military airfield, on March 16th, throwing a total of 21 people into the sea, all of whom were rescued, though a second-year female student and the male boat captain later died. (News On Japan)

Equipment including Japan’s first domestically deployed long-range missile launchers was unveiled ahead of its placement at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Kengun in Kumamoto City, where it was shown to local officials including the governor and mayor. (News On Japan)