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The oil tanker Eagle S sits anchored near the Port of Kilpilahti in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland, on Jan. 7. The vessel is believed to have dragged its anchor for long distances, damaging an undersea cable in late December.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Baltic Sea cables damage can’t be accident, EU tech chief says
There have been three incidents involving damage caused to underwater power lines, data cables and a gas pipeline over the past 15 months in the Baltic Sea.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oil tanker crew were poised to cut more cables when caught, Finland says
The Eagle S vessel carrying Russian oil is suspected of damaging the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power line and four telecoms cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Final draft of Gaza truce deal shown to sides after 'breakthrough'
Both sides are "closer than we've ever been" to a deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
A patch of the Islamic State group is seen on a fighter's uniform in Damascus on Dec. 27, 2024.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2025
The quiet financier: Islamic State group's elusive strongman
By Didier LAURAS
Abdul Qadir Mumin may already be running the group's general directorate of provinces from Somalia, even if he lacks an official title.
A police officer enters a vehicle on Thursday at the location where a truck was driven into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, a day earlier.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2025
Texas man behind New Orleans attack acted alone, FBI says
By Brian Thevenot and Ned Randolph
The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texan who once served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
Abdur Rahim Jabbar, half-brother of the man accused of the New Orleans truck attack, sits in the garage of their house in Beaumont, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2025
Investigators seek clues to New Orleans attacker's path to radicalization
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson
It is still unclear what contact Shamsud-Din Jabbar might have had with overseas extremist groups.
A member of the FBI Evidence Response Team searches through trash as federal and local authorities investigate a townhouse in relation to the explosion in Las Vegas of a Tesla Cybertruck, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2025
Police identify driver of exploded Tesla Cybertruck as U.S. Army soldier
By Rich McKay and Hannah Lang
The FBI said it had so far found no definitive link between the New Year's Day New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 people and the Cybertruck explosion.
New Orleans' French Quarter following an early-morning attack on Jan. 1
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025
‘No terrorist to me’: Relatives and friends saw few signs before attack
By Maria Jimenez Moya, Shannon Sims, J. David Goodman and Mike Baker
The violence appeared to explode out of nowhere to those who had known Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar as a quiet and caring person. But there were also signs of growing instability.
Police tape and vehicles are seen on Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, where a pickup truck barreled through a crowd on Wednesday, killing at least 15 and injuring scores others.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025
Attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas rattle U.S. over security threats
By Chris Strohm, Myles Miller and Akayla Gardner
Investigators are searching for possible links between the two events, which come less than a month before Donald Trump is sworn in as president.
A policeman stands near where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025
Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app
By Jenny Vrentas, Shannon Sims and Eli Tan
Renters of both vehicles had used Turo, a peer-to-peer app. Officials are investigating possible connections between the two cases.

Strong quake strikes southwestern Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. on Monday evening
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Osaka Expo kicks off pavilion reservation lottery amid sales concerns
The mascot character of the Osaka Expo promotes the event at Tokyo's Haneda Airport last week.
Japan top diplomat visits South Korea amid political turmoil in Seoul
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (left) and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, shake hands during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.
Japan farm ministry aims to dispatch corporate workers to rural areas
To counter the impact of aging rural demographics, the agriculture ministry is introducing a new initiative to dispatch corporate personnel to rural areas to increase the number of people engaged with farming communities.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
The unnervingly timed return of ‘Squid Game’
In season two of "Squid Game," protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns to put an end to the deadly competition.
Disaster-hardened Japan faces enormous costs from climate change
Rescue workers search a flooded area during the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River, in the city of Nagano in October 2019.
‘Dorayaki’ creators say flavors trump the dessert’s murky origins
'Dorayaki' (red bean paste-filled pancakes) are humble treats with delicate sweetness — and the two Tokyo shops who may have created the treat are similarly light-handed in the way they pursue their claims as the originator of the morsel.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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