Hegseth announces plan for US command upgrades in Japan to deter China
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, an "indispensable" country against Chinese aggression.
In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages
A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has worsened shortages.
Judge blocks Oregon city at center of SCOTUS homelessness ruling from enforcing ban on encampments
An Oregon judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking a city from enforcing homeless encampment restrictions unless certain conditions are met.
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America
Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration.
French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education
For 25 years, France has said schools must teach sex ed. Now the government is at last putting a curriculum in place.
With federal election looming, Liberal Canadian PM accused of plagiarism while studying at Oxford: report
Prime Minister Mark Carney is embroiled in controversy after a Canadian news outlet discovered at least 10 instances of possible plagiarism in his 1995 Oxford thesis.
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug…
Laurel Libby reacts to Justice Department referral after Maine refuses to ban trans athletes from girls sports
Maine GOP state Rep. Laurel Libby weighed in on the Trump administration's referral to the Justice Department about Maine’s "noncompliance" with Title IX rules.
Syria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad
The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on a pledge to create a government representative of…
Seattle city councilmember introduces resolution to acknowledge ‘failure’ of defund the police movement
Seattle councilmember Rob Saka introduces a resolution to recognize the efforts of public safety and to distance the city from rhetoric about defunding law enforcement.