British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
The seishun eiga (youth film) has long been a major genre in Japan, but films based on works by actual teenagers are rare.
Japan is increasing pressure on companies with extensive cross-shareholdings.
Japan will begin a model project during the current fiscal year to help regional communities attract more foreign visitors with diverse dietary and cultural habits, such as vegetarians and Muslims.
The good news for makers of semiconductors and other artificial intelligence computing hardware: Tech giants plan to continue heavily spending.
Israeli utilities have deployed backup generators, filled water reservoirs to the brim and stepped up cyberdefenses in case the Gaza conflict triggers war against Israel on multiple fronts.
A U.S. vascular surgeon who left Gaza after a stint as a volunteer said on Wednesday nothing had prepared him for the scale of injuries he had faced there.
China's growing sway in Solomon Islands will face a major test Thursday, when newly elected lawmakers gather to pick the Pacific nation's next prime minister.
Logistical constraints at the Port of Vancouver mean waterborne oil exports from the highly anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) may only be around half what the Canadian government-owned corporation has forecast, traders and shipping sources said.
Mounting tensions on U.S. campuses boiled over on Wednesday when pro-Israel supporters attacked an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), hours after police arrested activists who occupied a building at Columbia University and flattened a tent city on its campus.
The yen soared against the U.S dollar late on Wednesday, as market participants suspected Japan's monetary authorities were in the market to prop up the beleaguered currency.
An irritated customer queuing up at a store complains nonstop to a cash clerk for 10 minutes straight over how long the line is. A passenger on a bus throws a fit after the driver says prepaid IC cards can’t be used. A resident points a camera at a city hall employee and threatens to post their face and name online.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are nearing a historic pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees and lay out a possible pathway to diplomatic ties with Israel if its government brings the war in the Gaza Strip to an end, people familiar with the matter said.