Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
[Japan Today] - 01/9/2025
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups, which has intensified in the weeks since…
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Everton advance in FA Cup after Dyche dismissal
Everton avoided FA Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche (…)
[Japan Today] - 10/01/2025
Raspy-voiced hit machine Rod Stewart turns 80
Singer Rod Stewart, who helped British rock conquer the world with a string of megahits, turns 80 on Friday -- with (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation
Firefighters began to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after the (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together all 5 past and present U.S. presidents
As they filed into the front pews at Washington National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five (…)
[Japan Today] - 10/01/2025
Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch
Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Austria's far-right led coalition talks set to begin; thousands protest
Talks to form a coalition government led by Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) will begin on Friday, the party (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon's lawyers warn detention may spark 'civil war'
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore, Paris Hilton among celebrities who lost homes in Los Angeles fires
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Inaugural Music Awards Japan announces more details, top awards
A new era for the Japanese music industry arrives on May 22 when the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' before 2022 Australian Open deportation
Novak Djokovic claimed Thursday that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food during his troubled (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
Musk hosts German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling
Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an upcoming national election (…)
[Japan Today] - 9/01/2025
