Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict
The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.
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Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?
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What growth?: Taiwan's traditional manufacturers miss out on export boom
Taiwan's economy soared last year on skyrocketing exports of AI hardware and semiconductors, but companies in more traditional manufacturing sectors could only look on with envy as they were clobbered by US tariffs and a strong local currency.
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'Super-happy' Sabalenka shines as Alcaraz gets set at Australian Open
A "super-happy" Aryna Sabalenka surged past China's Bai Zhuoxuan into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday ahead of fellow world number one Carlos Alcaraz resuming his quest for tennis history.
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With monitors and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight for clean air
With pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands.
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Sabalenka sets up potential Raducanu showdown at Australian Open
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka set up a potential third-round showdown with Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open after a straight-sets win Wednesday over Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan.
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Osaka says 'I'm a little strange' after Melbourne fashion statement
Naomi Osaka says she is "a little strange" but doesn't care after an audacious jellyfish-inspired fashion statement at the Australian Open went viral.
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UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'
The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine's Oliynykova wants Russian, Belarusian players banned from tennis
Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova has called for world number one Aryna Sabalenka and other Belarusian and Russian players to be banned from tennis, saying their presence was "very wrong" with the conflict ongoing.
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Kasatkina cannot wait to be back after outpouring of Melbourne support
Russia-born Daria Kasatkina said she can't wait to return to the Australian Open next year after her debut at the Grand Slam as a home player fell flat in the face of excitement, nerves and cramp.
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