Fifty years on from the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, the world is marking the end of the Vietnam War with reflection on its profound human, political and cultural legacies. What began as a contentious conflict has left an indelible imprint on generations across Vietnam, the United States and…
A paramilitary group in Sudan attacked a city in the western Darfur region, killing more than 30 people, an activist group said, in the latest deadly offensive on an area that is home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, and allied militias launched an offensive on el-Fasher, the…
A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials… © Japan Today
Nottingham Forest beat struggling Tottenham 2-1 on Monday, bouncing back from two defeats to strengthen their push for a Champions League spot and heaping the pressure on Spurs… © Japan Today
Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw… © Japan Today
Leeds United and Burnley won automatic promotion to the Premier League on Monday as faltering Sheffield United were forced to settle for a place in the Championship play-offs. Leeds, who have spent two seasons in the second tier of English football, humbled Stoke 6-0 at Elland Road, with Joel Piroe scoring four goals. Daniel Farke’s…
Jelena Ostapenko upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-1 in the Porsche Grand Prix final on Monday. Ostapenko beat Sabalenka for the first time in four meetings to win her first clay-court title since the 2017 French Open. She also beat world No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals in her run to her ninth…
The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records and earned him an invitation to train with Olympic champion Noah Lyles ended up costing him in his season finale. The handicapper’s calculations on Monday achieved what few of Gout’s rivals could do all southern summer, making it too…
A cross-party group of around 70 Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday attended the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, regarded as a symbol of the country’s past militarism… © Japan Today
The finance chiefs of Japan and the United States are expected to hold talks on currency this week with Japanese representative Katsunobu Kato departing Tuesday for Washington to… © Japan Today