One of four women suing influencer and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate for sexual assault said he whipped her with a belt and once stuck a gun in her face, according to court documents that have been filed in London. The allegations were filed last year but emerged Thursday, a few days before the first hearing…
Take a look at Ticketmaster or most secondary market websites this week and there are plenty of seats still available at various stadiums for this year’s Club World Cup in the United States. No, not the World Cup. The “FIFA Club World Cup 2025.” It’s an international soccer tournament designed to bring together 32 professional…
A hard-fought win for former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina moved Kazakhstan a step closer to the Billie Jean King Cup finals as they overcame Australia 2-1 in Brisbane on Thursday in the opening match in their qualifying pool. Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic also scored wins that could take them through to the finals…
Defense ministers from some 30 countries met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a “reassurance force” for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia but key questions about its mission and any U.S. support remained unanswered. The gathering at NATO headquarters was the latest in a series of meetings of…
Asian shares sank Friday after U.S. stocks reversed much of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei stock index dropped 1,023.42 points, or 2.96 percent, to close at 33,585.58. The yen…
Two men, both 19 years old, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and attempted murder after they hit a 47-year-old man riding a bicycle with an… © Japan Today
Located in the Asakusa district, Sensoji is Tokyo’s most famous Buddhist temple, and undoubtedly deserves a spot on the itinerary of any first-time visitor to the city. It’s particularly popular with visitors from overseas, but according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, a Mongolian woman who was at Sensoji this week wasn’t there to admire the beautiful architecture or soak up the festival-like…
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions with China. Prosecutors say the man was captain of the Chinese-crewed Hong Tai 58, registered in Togo, which Taiwanese authorities…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his complaint that the decades-old U.S.-Japan security treaty is "so one-sided" as Washington and Tokyo are set to negotiate a deal… © Japan Today
As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark — or take it by force — some Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The discussions are in…
