Japan smashes visitor records amid overtourism cries. Will its new tourist tax calm the surge?
Snow-covered 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) Mount Fuji is seen behind Tokyo’s skyscrapers, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 Japan’s insatiable popularity has reached an all-time high, as international visitor numbers from January to…
Nineteen EU countries and Norway demand measures to return Afghans either voluntarily or forcibly
People board a Qatar Airways plane, with federal police vehicles in front of it, on the apron at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Friday, July 18, 2025, Saxony, Schkeuditz. In a letter addressed…
Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces
FILE: A Palestinian woman stands next to a vandalised mosque in the West Bank village of Burka, near Ramallah, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning…
Overnight barrage of Russian drones leaves thousands without power across Ukraine
The damaged entrance of school following a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, 18 October, 2025. Thousands were left without power on Saturday across several regions in Ukraine after overnight Russian drone…
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles as Epstein allegations linger
Selection of British national newspapers showing their reaction to Prince Andrew announcing that he will relinquish his Duke of York title in London, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Prince Andrew announced…
8BitDo’s new collection celebrates the NES’s 40th anniversary
As part of its NES40 collection, 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 controller is getting its most dramatic makeover yet. | Image: 8BitDo Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System launched in…
Amended code of conduct bars judges from ‘media interaction, political commentary’
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad on April 6, 2022. — ReutersCJP Yahya Afridi chairs Supreme Judicial Council meeting. Newly added article bounds judges…
Fire at Dhaka airport cargo terminal forces flight delays, diversions
A passenger plane sits on the tarmac, as smoke rises from a fire, which broke out in the cargo bay of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a big, welcome change for shiny hunters
Pokémon Legends: Z-A hadn’t been out even a few hours before the tweets started rolling in: Shiny pokémon don’t despawn. You can walk away from a shiny, and it’ll still…