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Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You'll have to pay for your rescue
From next year, people who attempt to climb Mount Fuji during off-peak seasons and then require rescue by helicopter will have to pay for the service, authorities governing the northern part of the peak say. The fee is…
Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says
Jewelry displays gold at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 26, 2026. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said that about $640 billion in gold and foreign currency is held outside the financial system. For ma…
Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemore
Pop star Ed Sheeran has blamed the promoter of his United States tour for dropping Macklemore after the rapper voiced support for Palestine. In a series of six slides on an Instagram post, Sheeran on Tuesday said it wa…
All of the remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit, after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remark…
Al Jazeera’s Josh Rushing talks with United States journalists Krystal Ball and Jude Russo about why the 2026 congressional midterms matter and what’s driving …
Protesters in the DRC denounce law that could extend president’s term. Already embroiled in a long-running conflict in the east and a rapidly spreading Ebola …
The board of Kennedy Center in Washington, DC has voted to shutter the historic venue’s doors, citing what it described as a dire financial crisis amid critica…
United States Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision blocking new restrictions on mail-in v…
Raids targeting LGBTQ+ activists and organizations took place in Turkey over the weekend. Several people were arrested by the Turkish authorities and many soci…
During weekend raids targeting LGBTQ+ activists and organizations in Turkey , several people were arrested and many social media accounts were blocked. The Tur…
Areas in war-devastated Gaza continue to be razed by Israeli bulldozers with “no respect for the dead”, the United Nations’ human rights chief has said. Volke…
The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. A new report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance finds U.S. democracy at 50-year low. Al…
An alleged Mexican drug kingpin was arrested in Nigeria last month as he tried to leave the country, the drug enforcement authority has just revealed. That ar…
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank provided boxes of groceries for a food giveaway in August. Food insecurity is expected to increase as government assistance …
