No Other Land, the documentary that condemns Israeli rule over the occupied West Bank ... delicate yet paradoxically indestructible figurines out of porcelain — the durability of the material ...

There they find inspiration to create porcelain figurines as their country is invaded and they face constant shelling and destruction around themselves. As Stasenko and Leontyev make their art ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris has signaled that the Government will not ban trade in services with occupied territories under a forthcoming Bill. He was asked repeatedly by ...

In 2016, a massive sinkhole appeared on a five-lane street in Hakata, Japan. That sinkhole caused blackouts and traffic delays but crews worked around the clock to fix the gaping hole in the busy ...

An Israeli drone attack on a vehicle near the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya has killed two people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says on the fourth day of a large-scale Israeli ...

Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person.

In the occupied West Bank, Israel is intensifying its military assault, which has already displaced 35,000 Palestinians. On Saturday, Israeli troops raided the Nur Shams refugee camp, where they ...

A recent trip to the ski slopes of Niigata brought home the consequences of the 40 million visitors expected in Japan in 2025: The gigantic suitcases blocking my way on the shinkansen; the ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

After thinking a little more about my elephant collection, I realize there is a reason why I responded to them so favorably. When my family left Latvia in 1944 during World War II, we fled with ...