By Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 ​Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the ‌Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst n

The trilateral partnership took shape some 15 years ago after Israel’s ties with Turkey deteriorated, even if it was initially framed in the language of energy cooperation and regional diplomacy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will host his Greek and Cypriot counterparts in Jerusalem on Monday as part of a trilateral partnership that has steadily changed character.

Russian troops have abducted around 50 Ukrainians from a village in the north-eastern border region of Sumy and taken them to Russia, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported on Sunday. In a post on Telegram, Lubinets, citing preliminary information, said Russian forces had captured residents of the village of Hrabovske right on the border with Russia on Thursday.

France is set to begin construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. "In times of aggression, we must be strong to be feared.

France will build a new aircraft carrier with a capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday in what he described as "the display of our nation's power in the service of freedom on the seas and amid the turbulence of our times.” This is why, in line with the last two military programming laws, and after a thorough and careful review, I have decided to equip France with a new aircraft carrier. The new vessel is planned to be ready in 2038, re

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to scale back public health recommendations for most childhood vaccines and propose fewer shots, aiming to align with Denmark's immunization model, the Washington

Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.

Poland’s lower house of parliament has again approved a contentious cryptocurrency bill, reviving a regulatory push that President Karol Nawrocki blocked only weeks ago They are setting the stage for another confrontation over how tightly the country should police its digital asset market.In a vote held on Thursday, the Sejm ...

As December's chill settled over Gaza, the family's nylon tent offered little refuge. Until Wednesday night, when 29-day-old Saeed, his tiny body wracked by the cold, did not respond. The infant, who had been born prematurely and very underweight, became the second baby to die of hypothermia in recent days at Nasser Hospital, doctors said Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday described the billions in further funds approved by the European Union as a "great victory" for his country, even though allied leaders in Europe failed to agree on using frozen Russian assets to help Kiev. The approval of the funds in the early hours of Friday was positive news for the Ukrainian people and at the same time a signal to Russia that a continuation of the war is not worthwhile, Zelensky said in Warsaw after meeting Polish President K

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said it has found no evidence of the pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah rearming since a ceasefire with Israel came into effect. "Since the ceasefire agreement came into effect last year, we have not seen south of the Litani river evidence of new weapons entering, of new non-state military infrastructure being built, or of military movements by non-state actors," UNIFIL spokeswoman Kandice Ardiel told dpa on Friday.

Huge crowds form honorary paddle-out at iconic Australia beach, following tragic shooting deaths during Hanukkah celebrations.

Germany's foreign intelligence service is to be given far more scope for taking decisive action in threatening situations under plans of the office of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to media reports on Thursday. The proposals would allow sabotage operations to weaken hostile forces, according to public broadcasters WDR and NDR as well as the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, citing a new draft law on the country's Federal Intelligence Service BND.

The European Union is postponing the signing of a free trade deal with four Mercosur countries until January, an EU official said on Thursday. The agreement between the EU and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, which has been in the making for over 25 years, was scheduled to be signed at a summit in Brazil on Saturday.

The initiative is part of a broader effort to deter Turkey’s military and strategic activities in the eastern Mediterranean. Senior officials from Israel, Greece, and Cyprus are discussing the possibility of establishing a rapid-response force composed of units from the armed forces of the three countries, three people familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post.

For decades, Belgium has been at the beating heart of the European Union. The headquarters of the 27-nation bloc’s main institutions and NATO are based there. EU leaders meet in the capital Brussels at least four times a year.

Additionally, despite the United Nations’s continued complaints about the supply of aid into Gaza, COGAT stated the UN only provided 20% of the aid reaching Palestinians. Between 600 and 800 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have entered the Gaza Strip daily since the start of the ceasefire, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on Wednesday.

Negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament have agreed on new safeguards for imported agricultural products under the pending Mercosur free trade agreement, despite persisting divisions over the approval of the deal with four Latin American countries. The controversial free trade deal is intended to boost trade between the European Union and the four Mercosur countries — Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay — but is still viewed critically by some in the EU.

The leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans countries agreed to forge closer ties at a summit on Wednesday evening in Brussels. Russia's war against Ukraine and the increasing geopolitical challenges underscore the need for ever closer relations, according to a joint statement issued by the EU's 27 members and five countries of the region.

A new report claims the Asia Pacific was a dominating regional hotspot for international tourists in 2025.

The banner, which reads “For the next war, Nahariya be prepared,” features images of Hezbollah. The Iranian regime placed a new banner in Tehran’s Palestine Square threatening Israel’s northern city of Nahariya, according to photos shared online.

Winter cold ‘becomes lethal’ as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave.

A renowned Brazilian Catholic priest confirmed Tuesday that he was ordered by Sao Paulo’s archbishop to stop broadcasting his services and avoid social media postings all-together, following attacks from right-wing figures who denounce his actions as leftist. With 2.3 million followers on Instagram, Júlio Lancellotti, 76, is famous all over Brazil for his extensive advocacy and outreach work with homeless people in Sao Paulo. On Tuesday, he told journalists he received the news from Cardinal O

The diagrams included the locations of locks and the number of guards assigned to each wing, according to Ynet. Detailed diagrams showing various Israeli prisons were discovered inside the cells of terrorists arrested after the October 7 massacre, according to Israel Prison Service Operations Head Avihai Ben-Hamo, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

Eleven people were killed in the shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, as crowds attended an event to celebrate Hanukkah.

Hamas is forcing displaced residents in al-Qarara to pay rent for tent spaces on the Gaza coast after their homes were destroyed, according to the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson. After their homes had been destroyed in the war, Hamas is forcing displaced Gazans in al-Qarara to pay rent to live in tents on the beach, the IDF's Arabic spokesperson Col.

​​The Bondi Beach attack is the latest and most deadly in a string of antisemitic incidents that have blighted Australia

Haskel, who lived in Australia for six years, said that the mass shooting came after repeated warnings to Canberra about growing antisemitism in the country. The terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday shattered Australia’s reputation as a safe country for Jewish life, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel.

Moscow has labelled Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) an "undesirable organization," effectively banning its activities in the country. The move follows a recommendation by the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, DW reported on Sunday.

Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous Moroccan area known for its plunging temperatures in winter, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights said Saturday in a statement. The rest were from various countries throughou