The Umeda area in Osaka is seeing a surge in high-rise apartment construction, including a 49-story residential skyscraper south of JR Osaka Station. (News On Japan)

A next-generation vertical take-off and landing aircraft took to the skies of Tokyo for the first time on Friday. (NHK)

The fiery exchange began when Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised Democrat Jasmine Crockett.

The fiery exchange kicked off when Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised Democrat Jasmine Crockett.

The napkin on which 13-year-old Lionel Messi's first Barcelona contract was signed is sold at auction - for £762,400.

David DePape still faces life imprisonment if convicted of separate state charges for the 2022 attack.

The three had been killed in Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October and their bodies taken to Gaza.

Nigeria's women's minister says she has filed a court order to stop the ceremony planned for next week.

The new president referred to her country as "Macedonia", re-igniting a decades-long name dispute with Greece.

Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a show of strength, but in reality he needs Beijing's support for his war in Ukraine.

World number one Scottie Scheffler is charged with assaulting a police officer hours before his second round at the US PGA Championship.

Russia's president says he is not after Ukraine's second-largest city - but wants to create a "security zone".

A pilot in his 80s explained that he 'forgot to lower the landing gear,' leading to a belly landing of a small propeller plane at Fukui Airport on May 15. The incident has been classified as a "serious incident" by national authorities. (News On Japan)

Japan's National Police Agency revealed on May 16 that the amount of money lost to impersonation investment scams on social media totaled 21.9 billion yen in just three months from January to March this year. (News On Japan)

Russia's president says he is not after Ukraine's second-largest city - but wants to create a "security zone".

Emergency services used dinghies to rescue people from their homes, after a storm brought heavy rain and wind.

Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.

Hundreds were killed in recent flooding in Afghanistan, which saw homes swept away and roads destroyed.

Hundreds were killed in recent flooding in Afghanistan, which saw homes swept away and roads destroyed.

Hundreds were killed in recent flooding in Afghanistan, which saw homes swept away and roads destroyed.