Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.

Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.

People in the city burst crackers late into Monday night, defying a court order to use only 'green' fireworks.

People in the city burst crackers late into Monday night, defying a court order to use only 'green' fireworks.

Australia is one of the world's biggest biodiversity hotspots, home to more than a million different species.

A new chapter opened in Japan’s political history on October 21st as Sanae Takaichi was elected the nation’s first female prime minister. Following her appointment by the Diet, Takaichi declared that her new cabinet would be one of “decision and progress,” pledging to move swiftly on policies from the very first day. (News On Japan)

The young prodigy's "unexpected passing" was announced by his family on Monday.

Automakers are ramping up a fierce price war in the electric vehicle (EV) market as sales growth slows, with Chinese manufacturer BYD leading the charge by introducing EVs priced around 2 million yen at Aeon stores. U.S. rival Tesla is also pushing price cuts for its core models, while Japanese giants Toyota and Nissan are responding by lowering prices on improved models with extended driving range. (News On Japan)

Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.

Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.

Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.

A neighbour died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window.

The two countries will boost investments to expand mining and processing of critical minerals, amid dependency on China.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura held a joint press conference in Tokyo after signing a coalition agreement. The deal aims to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and policy alignment on economic reform and national security. (News On Japan)

A prolonged system failure caused by a cyberattack at Asahi Group Holdings is now rippling into Japan’s year-end gift season, forcing major brewers to scale back their offerings. (News On Japan)

Amazon’s cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major system failure on October 20th, disrupting services across the globe, including online games and web conferencing tools. (News On Japan)

Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.

A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month had never been certified, and mentions other failures.

Experts have suggested several attacks launched by the US may be illegal under international law.

The Pope acknowledged "resistance in some parts of the world" to permanently remove a priest who abuses a child, the group said.