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A rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe began Tuesday in tense Japan, where the event for one of the country's most divisive leaders has deeply split public opinion. Decision to hold state funeral sparks protests and splits public opinion With flowers, prayers and a …

No longer able to afford skyrocketing power bills after Russia cut gas supplies, European businesses are shutting down and residents are bracing for rolling blackouts during a cold, dark and potentially deadly winter. Businesses set to shut down or take drastic measures to cut energy use As Europe heads into …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada will levy sanctions on "dozens" of Iranian individuals and entities — including the country's so-called "morality police" — as security forces in Iran continue to crack down violently on protesters. 'To the women in Iran who are protesting: We are with you,' …

The Outlaw Ocean podcast is a seven-part series that explores the gritty and lawless realm of the high seas. Thousands of deaths take place each year at sea — and much of it is a lawless frontier The following story is based on material from the first episode of a …

Russia has sought to defend its seven-month-old war in Ukraine, with Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov telling the United Nations that regions of Ukraine where widely criticized referendums are being held would get Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow. Voting continues in Russia-backed referendums in Eastern Ukraine regions Russian-occupied …

When Shinzo Abe's family held a funeral service a week after the former prime minister's assassination in July, mourners crowded streets near the temple where it took place. But more than two months later, support in Japan for a larger public ceremony has significantly eroded. Abe was shot at a …

Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Record label announced death on Saturday but did not specify a cause Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for …

The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week has risen to 94, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. Refugees and others were trying to flee Lebanon's worsening economic crisis The death toll from a migrant boat that sank …

Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in occupied regions of Ukraine to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. Latest shelling has killed at least 3 people, injured 19 others, presidential office says Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities on …

A Black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autopsy report publicly released Friday. 23-year-old Black man was stopped by Colorado police in 2019 for 'being suspicious' A Black …