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The Japanese yen extended its gains on Friday, with traders citing the victory of Seiko Takaichi in a key leadership contest as a catalyst for renewed confidence in the currency...

For thousands of years, the Garden of Eden has occupied a unique place in religious imagination, a lost paradise described in the Bible as the cradle of humanity, watered by...

A federal grand jury has indicted Shannon Mathre, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, following an investigation into violent threats directed at U.S. Vice President JD Vance. The Justice Department announced the...

President Donald Trump has deleted a video from his Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys, following criticism from Democrats...

The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian sculpture that was illegally removed from the country decades ago, marking the latest restitution of cultural artefacts looted during periods of conflict...

President Donald Trump on Thursday declared that “religion is back” in the United States, telling lawmakers and religious leaders that faith is regaining prominence after what he described as years...

At least 16 people were killed, and several others were feared trapped after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, local officials...

The son of Norway’s Crown Princess has told a court that a sexual encounter at the centre of a high-profile rape trial was consensual, as proceedings continue to draw intense...

Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following a joint military offensive by the United States and Israel, marking one of the most consequential...

A 28-year-old Sudanese national has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of a staff member at an asylum seeker hotel. The...