Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister. But women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip presenting the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament trophy on Sunday.
The death toll from torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing, the country's disaster agency said on Saturday.
The Takaichi cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen (US$136.25 billion) stimulus package on Friday (November 21) that includes a 17.7 trillion yen ($113.21 billion) supplemental budget. The latter will be submitted to the Diet for passage this session. The total amount, including
Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats learned faster when estrogen levels were high and struggled when the hormone’s activity was blocked. The findings help explain how hormonal cycles influence
Several financial institutions have raised their growth forecasts for Malaysia, with HSBC the latest to lift its 2025 GDP projection from 4.2 per cent to 5 per cent.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to
A massive real-world study comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide reveals both drugs deliver strong, early cardiovascular protection—reducing heart attack, stroke, and death in adults with type 2 diabetes. While companies have claimed large differences favoring their own
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an aggressive push by lawmakers to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender. Bondi filed the motion in the U.S.
JAKARTA - Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, has asked its chief to resign for inviting a U.S. scholar known for his support of Israel during the Gaza war to an internal event in August, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Reuters.
Teachers used bear spray and a bear banger to drive the animal away, according to Canadian authorities. A parent said one teacher bore “the whole brunt of it.”
President Trump on Friday night said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) announcement that she is leaving Congress in early January is "great news for the country" — perhaps pouring salt on the wound one week after pulling his support from her. The president told ABC News's
While Donald Trump admonishes Nigeria for persecuting Christians, Christian converts tell the BBC they live in fear of being deported to Iran from the US.
In March 2025, Paramount announced the original premiere date of July 4 of this year had been shifted to March 20, 2026. Now, the project has been delayed again, with no new date revealed.
Kendrick Lamar and “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t ready to unveil their mysterious live-action comedy just yet. Paramount has removed the trio’s untitled feature from its March 20 release date, delaying the theatrical release indefinitely as the project
“The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented."
Indian entertainment platform PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australian production company Temple to co-present three Punjabi-language feature films under the Australia-India Audiovisual Co-Production Treaty, marking one of the largest regional-language collaborations to
Nitama served as the second cat stationmaster at Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture.
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity The post Some Cockroaches Like to Cuddle, Too appeared first on Nautilus .
In Charli's latest Substack, the Brat artist muses on the "realities of being a pop star," according to her
Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub brushed off President Trump’s criticism of the National Football League’s (NFL) new kickoff rule, saying Trump has “no idea what’s going on.” “He doesn’t even know what he’s looking at,” Toub said at a Thursday press
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand who broke with President Trump over the Epstein files, announced Friday that she will resign from Congress. Trump withdrew his support for Greene last week, calling her “wacky” and a “lunatic,” and saying that he would support a primary
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
A federal judge has blocked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from handing over the home address information of taxpayers who may be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a 94-page ruling Friday in a
JOHANNESBURG - Leaders of the Group of 20 top economies gathered for a U.S.-boycotted summit in South Africa on Saturday, seeking a deal on a draft declaration drawn up without U.S. input in a surprise move that a senior White House official described as \"shameful\".
Most players come from underprivileged, rural backgrounds and learned the sport in the last few years.
Three years after his triumphant Oscar win for “The Whale,” Brendan Fraser has found his next deeply personal project in an unlikely place: Tokyo. In Hikari’s “Rental Family,” Fraser plays Philip, an American actor adrift in Japan who discovers unexpected purpose — and genuine
Her feud with the president erupted amid her relentless calls to release files related to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Matchbox Shots, the Mumbai-based banner behind “Andhadhun,” “Monica O My Darling” (Netflix) and “Scoop” (Netflix), is backing “Shamed,” an official adaptation of Sarbjit Kaur Athwal’s memoir of the same name. The book tells the real-life story of a British-Punjabi woman who,
Emerging Ladakhi filmmaker Stenzin Tankyong, whose shorts “Sekool” and “Last Days of Summer” (Rotterdam 2023) have screened widely on the festival circuit, has written and is set to direct “Kakthet” (Idiot). “Idiot” is produced by veteran filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
The former Trump loyalist said she will step down Jan. 5.
All I could think while playing was, "God, was it really always like this?"
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she is resigning from Congress, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following her public fallout with President Trump in which he un-endorsed her and called her a “traitor.” The decision comes one week after
Gal Gadot was honored with the Hollywood Icon Award by the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai at the Snow Ball gala on Thursday night in Beverly Hills. The “Wonder Woman” star thanked the hospital’s doctors, nurses and caregivers who saved her and her baby daughter Ori’s lives. “Last
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to revoke nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania for “illegally” issuing commercial driver’s licenses to “ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers.” Duffy announced the possible withholding of funds on
Alexa on board, room-filling sound, and smart home sensors packed into one tiny speaker. The post Amazon Decided Money Doesn’t Matter, Now Selling the Echo Dot With Alexa Built-In for Pocket Change appeared first on Kotaku .
Jim Mickle, who wrote and showran Netlfix's 'Sweet Tooth' series, is directing the adaptation of the classic anime.
And it could be our fault The post These Neanderthals May Have Eaten Their Enemies appeared first on Nautilus .
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said that President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had gotten along “fantastic” during their Friday meeting and that J.D. Vance was “jealous.” “I think J.D. Vance is jealous,” the "Fox & Friends" host said. “I think the president
Video playback on old computers was a whole lot of smoke and mirrors.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas's congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the high court rules on the state's emergency appeal. Alito's order, known as an administrative stay, does not reflect the
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Over the course of about two hours, Michael B. Jordan relived his 25 years as an actor. “Nobody warns you how crazy this is to see your whole career flash before your eyes,” Jordan said, wiping tears away as he accepted the 39th American Cinematheque Award from his longtime
Writer-director Jalmari Helander and star Jorma Tommila reunite for Sisu: Road to Revenge, bringing Avatar's Stephen Lang in for more explosive fun.
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Turkey will host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 with Australia leading the negotiation process, a document released at the COP30 summit in Brazil showed on Friday, confirming an earlier announcement that a split hosting arrangement was expected. The
A good place to find rusted gears and tools, but hardly a guarantee.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for plot points, cameos and the ending of “Wicked: For Good” now playing in theaters, as well as minor spoilers for the “Wicked” stage show. Get ready to become obsessulated with “Wicked: For Good.” The anticipated conclusion
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said President Trump was “trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has” after a friendly meeting between the president and New York City’s mayor-elect. “Is it any surprise that Trump wants to stand next to Zohran Mamdani and say,