Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farme…
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Driver in Munich Car Ramming Attack Given Life in Prison
The attack, in 2025, was one of several carried out in Germany in recent years by men with migrant backgrounds, shaking the public’s sense…
N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites
Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damag…
Ukraine Is Pleading for Air Defenses. Will the World Listen Anymore?
Western allies are more hesitant to give up interceptor missiles they may need for their own defense as war rages on multiple fronts.
Fires Wrecked Their Village in France. Now They Want Answers.
After fleeing France’s worst wildfire in decades, residents of Le Porge, a village west of Bordeaux, returned home 13 days later. They fou…
If Phones Are Buzzing, It’s Time to Take Shelter in Ukraine
Using dozens of Telegram social media channels, Ukrainians have learned to game Russian air attacks over nearly four and a half years of war…
A Long Night of Agony: The 48 Hours That Changed Venezuela
The government turned to the world to respond to twin quakes. But years of shrinking budgets and political repression weakened its ability t…
Want to Use the Overhead Bin? This Airline Will Charge for That.
Jetstar, a budget carrier, will be the first in Australia to start making passengers pay for carry-on luggage that doesn’t fit under the s…
Cowboys and Cowgirls Light Up a Country Music Festival in Africa
Fans gathered in Kenya to celebrate a genre born far away but that more and more Africans are coming to appreciate.
Europe’s Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration
A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their…
Pakistan Starts Sweeping New Crackdown on Journalists
With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign me…
Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier
A second drone may have collided with a plane in the air over the airport, damaging the aircraft slightly, the authorities say.