The prime minister had struggled to inspire confidence as Japan faced economic headwinds.

Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds.

Many of those killed had recently returned to the village in Borno State, following years of displacement.

Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel, has said that plans to recognise a Palestinian state have had "disastrous consequences".

The off-duty pilot was sitting in the cockpit of the Alaska Airlines flight when he tried to crash the jet.

Parsiana - a fortnightly journal that chronicles the Parsi community - was started in 1964 by a Parsi doctor.

US officials say the workers - including more than 300 South Koreans - were working illegally.

Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds.

Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles.

Some 1,400 LGBTQ+ people are taking part for the first time in a pilgrimage to mark the Vatican's Jubilee Year.

The Salvadoran has been at the heart of an immigration row since he was mistakenly deported in March.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says "differences" between the countries do not justify a "military conflict".

Egypt faces blacklash over a plan to turn Mount Sinai, a biblical site and home to the Bedouins, into hotels and villas.

She made a name for herself as someone who understood the zeitgeist. But her successor Chloe Malle faces an uphill battle.

Both Russia and Ukraine are using blow up dolls and plastic decoys as tricks on the battlefield.

The US health secretary's plans could have a huge impact on health policy not just in the US, but across the globe.

Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.

One of Kyiv's main government buildings was hit in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia.

The prime suspect for two bombings in California in 2003 was found in a Welsh cottage last year.

Ukraine's air force reported a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia overnight, killing at least four people.

Many of those killed had recently returned to the village in Borno State, following years of displacement.

US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday - most of them South Korean nationals - saying they were working illegally.

The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary statement into the crash which killed 16 people.

Israel continues to expand its military operation in Gaza, urging Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south.

The Salvadoran has been at the heart of an immigration row since he was mistakenly deported in March.

US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday - most of them South Korean nationals - saying they were working illegally.

The owner had no idea the intruder was living in the crawl space beneath the home near Portland, Oregon.

Moscow's diplomatic success in China, and Trump's lack of action, have emboldened Putin, reports Steve Rosenberg.

Mourners queue in Milan to say goodbye to the Italian designer who died on Thursday, aged 91.