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A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, according to reports in Japanese media.The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer, passed through the strait from

An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.Iwao Hakamada, who has been

Ordinarily, US District Judge Gary J Brown would have sent the man to the local federal jail to serve out his sentence for tax fraud.But one thing stopped him: “The dangerous, barbaric

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to News, the US partner.Adams, 64, was elected to lead the most populous US city nearly three years ago on

Reforms aimed at reducing the number of deaths in Scotland from domestic abuse “can save lives”, says the mother of a teenage victim.The Scottish government’s proposed bill would see a panel review

Funding for a growth and investment deal in Argyll and Bute has been put on hold by the UK government.The Scottish and UK administrations had each committed £25m to projects in the

The Guernsey Asian Hornet Team has increased its nest destruction capability after acquiring a new lance, says the States of Guernsey.The AirAdik lance was able to help the team tackle nests in

A former Canadian envoy whose imprisonment in China kicked off a high-profile diplomatic spat has accused Chinese authorities of inflicting “psychological torture” on him.Michael Kovrig says he was placed in solitary confinement

China’s central bank has unveiled a major package of measures aimed at reviving the country’s flagging economy.People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng announced plans to lower borrowing costs and allow

More students are occupying their university campuses in the UK in protest against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protesters in cities including Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds have set up tents outside university

A pro-Palestinian encampment evicted from a university campus has relocated to a nearby park.In July, the University of Sheffield obtained legal powers to remove the camp set up by the Sheffield Campus

Across southern Lebanon, families scrambled together belongings and headed north in cars and trucks and on motorcycles as the Israeli military struck targets it said were linked to the Lebanese Shia armed

Floods have closed an M25 slip road and caused travel delays across the south east of England after a night of heavy rain.Drivers were asked to find alternative routes in to London

More heavy rain is set to lash parts of the UK in the coming days after thunderstorms hit many areas on Saturday.Further yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued by the

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering

An employee of California’s state fire protection agency has been arrested on suspicion of starting five forest fires in recent weeks, local officials have said.Robert Hernandez, a 38-year-old apparatus engineer at Cal

At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say.“Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people” late on Saturday in