More than one billion people around the world have already voted in 2024—and there are many elections still to go in this history-making year. Polls for...
TOKYO — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is...
Some time ago, India achieved the status of a middle power: a country with a deep global footprint and heavy strategic importance, but not strong enough...
WASHINGTON — An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade,...
A spate of high-profile airline accidents this year have left a lasting impression on the public. There was the fiery Japan Airlines runway collision on Jan....
BANGKOK — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal...
In a blow to Australian soccer, three A-League players were arrested Friday as part of a monthslong investigation into alleged betting corruption. In December 2023, the...
When Lawrence Gasman was looking for a PhD topic back in the 1970s, computing labs were already abuzz with smart people proposing clever studies in artificial...