- Tokyo High Court orders a re-trial in the Payne case, overturns Chiba verdict

- High Court to rule in case alleging wrongful conviction, flawed DNA analysis

- Japan deploys Self-Defense Forces to combat surge in bear attacks

- Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Mayoral Race, Sets Sights on Progressive Reform

- Singapore police seize S$150 million in assets tied to Cambodia-based Prince Group

- Portugal tightens nationality rules, raises constitutional concerns

- Takaichi faces test as President Trump lands in Japan

- Japan’s beer threatened as cyberattack hits Asahi

- Race for leadership begins after Ishiba’s resignation

- Kimmel, the FCC and Trump: A recap of democratic backsliding in America

- Rise of Japan far-right, anti-globalist movement

- War in Congo escalates as rebels aim for the capital after seizing major city

