Tourists to be banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district
Kyoto's Gion district is home to teahouses where geisha and their apprentices perform.
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Chile excludes Israeli companies from participating in Latin America's largest aerospace fair
Chile is home to largest Palestinian community outside of Middle East region
Indian Men ‘Tricked’ Into Fighting in Ukraine Appeal for Help
A group of men from northern India who claim to have been tricked into fighting for Russia in its war on Ukraine are now calling on their government to help secure their release, Indian media reported Wednesday. In a video published by the broadcaster NDTV, seven men can be seen standing in a dingy room and wearing green military fatigues similar to those worn by soldiers in the Russian military.
Belgium exists largely ‘thanks to Russia,’ Putin claims
Spoiler: No, it doesn’t.
Zelenskyy's wife, Navalny's widow decline Biden State of the Union invites
The White House said Biden would press Congress to approve more aid to Ukraine.
Retired US army colonel charged with sharing Ukraine secrets on dating site
David Franklin Slater is accused of illegally disclosing military information with person who called him ‘secret informant love’
Kremlin: Russia’s democracy is ‘the best’ in the world
Stop laughing at the back.
Massive rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona – ‘Hezbollah aggression nearing critical point’
Gallant warns US envoy that Israel’s patience is running out
Argentina's Milei tells school kids abortion is 'murder'
Alexei Navalny's widow calls on Russians to flock to polling stations in solidarity
Yulia Navalnaya urges citizens to ‘use election day to show there are many of us, that we are real, different people who oppose Putin’
UN body reaffirms that marijuana legalization violates international treaties, while addressing Germany cannabis reform and U.S. psychedelics movement
The United Nations’s (UN) drug control body is reiterating that it considers legalizing marijuana for non-medical or scientific purposes a violation of international treaties, though it also said it appreciates that Germany’s government scaled back its cannabis plan ahead of a recent vote. The global narcotics agency is also taking note of the psychedelics policy […]
Iran orders confiscation of U.S. oil cargo from seized tanker
US carries out second airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza with over 36,000 meals delivered
Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see
Google is planning to use satellite data, AI, and its computing power to map methane emissions around the globe in a new era of climate accountability.
Israel approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlements
An Israeli minister has said the construction is a response to a recent deadly Palestinian attack.
The Czech parliament toughens gun laws after the worst mass shooting in the country's history
The Czech Parliament has approved changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history.
A likely Yemen Houthi attack hits a ship, causing the first 'fatalities' in the assaults on shipping
The assault apparently targeted the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that has been involved in the American campaign against the rebels.
Russian missile strike hits near Zelensky motorcade in Odessa
Odessa has been particularly hard-hit, and Zelensky has pointed to delays by allies in supplying air defense in contributing to civilian deaths in the city.
Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists’
Russian chess grandmaster and anti-war activist Garry Kasparov was added to a list of “terrorists and extremists” compiled by Russia’s financial monitoring service on Wednesday.
FBI warns about Iranian spy allegedly plotting to kill US officials
Majid Farahani is wanted for plotting revenge for the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.