Australia is buying nuclear-powered submarines as a deterrent, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, adding that the AUKUS treaty that has come under scrutiny amid President Donald Trump’s trade policy was also in the United States’ interests. The U.S. sale of three nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under AUKUS is facing new doubts as Trump’s…
Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Wait, London? You heard that correctly. “Saturday Night Live” announced Thursday that it plans to launch a British version of the U.S. sketch comedy show that is celebrating its 50th anniversary across the pond. The UK version, produced with Sky Studios, will have a British cast of comedians —…
China said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s escalation of U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods, though analysts say the impact is likely to be minimal. After three decades during which China annually imported 10 Hollywood movies, its National Film Administration said Trump’s increase of…
A lightning strike in western Japan injured five students at a school playground on Thursday, including one who remained unconscious, media reports said. Junior high school students were practicing soccer at the school in Nara when the lightning struck, and the five injured students were taken to a hospital. One 14-year-old boy was unconscious, NHK…
OpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence startup a decade ago. The allegations against Musk were filed Wednesday in a federal court in California as a counterclaim…
The tariff fight between the world’s two largest economies spiraled into greater peril Wednesday as President Donald Trump tried to narrow his global trade war into a direct… © Japan Today
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued her order after finding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to cut short a two-year parole…
TikTok’s international revenue boomed last year as China-based parent ByteDance faced a deadline to sell the app or have it banned in the United States, The Information reported on Thursday. The tech news outlet cited an unnamed person with knowledge of ByteDance financial data as saying the firm’s revenue from international operations, mostly TikTok, soared…
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much…
Japan scrambled fighter jets against approaching aircraft just over 700 times in fiscal 2024, marking the first increase in three years, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, citing a… © Japan Today
