Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.

Footage filmed near the Harumi Flag Apartments in Tokyo shows groups of motorcycles revving their engines loudly into the night at a nearby intersection, disrupting the peace of families living in the new residential complex built on the former site of the Tokyo Olympic Athletes’ Village. (News On Japan)

Police have arrested a 43-year-old former employee of Tsuda College in Kodaira, western Tokyo, on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly took a female student’s shorts from a locker and defiled them with bodily fluid. (News On Japan)

Amid growing expectations for Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaiichi’s economic policies, stock and bond markets have seen significant movements. The question now is how her inflation-relief measures will shape people’s daily lives once implemented. (News On Japan)

The Canadian government blocked Marineland's attempt to export the animals to a park in China.

The Canadian government blocked Marineland's attempt to export the animals to a park in China.

Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.

Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.

The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players.

The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players.

Protesters have rejected the appointment and have demanded the president steps down within 48 hours.

Judge Astrit Kalaja was killed while two others were injured during a hearing at Tirana's Court of Appeal.

Édouard Philippe's intervention comes a day after the French president's latest PM resigned just days into the role.

There is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families.

There is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families.

Officials say no breakthrough is expected on trade, but the Canadian prime minister is under domestic pressure to secure some form of relief.

Judge Astrit Kalaja was killed while two others were injured during a hearing at Tirana's Court of Appeal.

A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai over remarks he made about a Hindu god.

The BBC's Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell and Gaza Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf talk about their memories of 7 October.

Household spending in Japan rose 2.3% in August from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (News On Japan)