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Municipal officials from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County gathered on a cold Friday morning recently, dedicating new signage framing an ugly past. A Johnson County resident had discovered an “N-word” Creek on old maps and reached out to them. For the historically uninitiated, Johnson County offered an early stage for the nation’s unfolding Civil […]

Hong Kong’s real estate market has come a long way in the past year. For a sign of the extent to which its outlook has improved, look no further than the rapid shift in expectations for the growth in house prices this year. As recently as January, Morgan Stanley characterised its prediction of a 10 per cent rise in secondary home values as a non-consensus call. Fast forward to today, and its forecast is in line with those of most other industry experts. The outlook for the city’s office market...

Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war.

Japan Meteorological Agency warns a tsunami as high as three metres could hit

A tsunami warning was issued for northeast and northern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck at 4.53pm on Monday. The epicentre of the quake, which had a depth of 10km (six miles), was off the Sanriku Coast, The Japan News reported. Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a tsunami warning for Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate prefectures, with waves as high as three metres (10 feet) expected. The ‌quake measured an “upper ⁠5” on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of zero to 7,...

Drone footage shows a huge coastal village fire in Malaysia that has destroyed around 1,000 homes and displaced over 9,000 people, according to authorities.

China’s trade with Iran and Gulf countries fell sharply in March as restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz tightened amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Newly released data by Chinese customs showed imports from Iran plunged 48 per cent year on year last month, while exports to the country dropped 90 per cent. Across the broader Middle East, exports to eight Persian Gulf economies – including Saudi Arabia and Qatar – fell by 57 per cent, while imports declined by nearly 33 per cent. The disruption...

Scarlett's Faulkner's family has been left twice bereaved after her brother, Jason Faulkner, died a few days after serving as a pallbearer at his sister's Limerick funeral

The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs.

The Justice Department has suffered multiple legal setbacks in its pursuit of election-related records

Robots take on humans in half marathon in China

With 87% of the vote now counted, Progressive Bulgaria has secured a majority in parliament.