3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (656+ words) LONDON" Britain's agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U. K. -American military base is on indefinite hold because U. S. President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (711+ words) LONDON" Iran has launched missiles at Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island that is home to a strategic U. K. -U. S. military base. Britain condemned "Iran's reckless attacks" after the unsuccessful attempt to hit the base. It's unclear how close the missiles came…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) WASHINGTON" Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. With temperatures in the breeding ground…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (230+ words) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka " A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3, 563 carats which is claimed to be the world's biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) TOKYO - Spears Tokyo Bay signaled their championship aspirations Saturday as they continued their unbeaten start to the Japan Rugby League One season with a 79-20 dismantling of Tokyo Sungoliath. The 2024-2025 League One runners-up scored 11 tries to two at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (277+ words) TOKYO - Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as Tokyo Sungoliath came back late before running away with a 43-25 win against Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One action on Saturday. The two-time World Cup winner also kicked…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (182+ words) TOKYO - Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe ran in one of Tokyo Sungoliath's four second-half tries as they kicked off their Japan Rugby League One campaign with a 29-15 comeback win over Black Rams Tokyo on Saturday. The season-opening clash at Tokyo's Prince…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (527+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Group of 20 economies confirmed the importance of all members sharing responsibility and advancing concrete cooperation to address global challenges, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday, even as Japan and China remain at loggerheads over Taiwan. Her remarks came…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (720+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Group of 20 countries vowed Saturday at their summit to tackle "unilateral trade measures inconsistent" with World Trade Organization rules, in an apparent challenge to the tariffs imposed by U. S. President Donald Trump, who is not attending the meeting. With…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (114+ words) Read full story here Abuse of "zombie cigarettes" on rise in southern Japan FEATURE: Japanese child sex tourists contributing to lost generation of girls in Laos China, Japan fail to bridge gap over PM Takaichi's Taiwan comments Support rate for…...