Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza, a senior official in the Palestinian group said, hailing the ceasefire that took hold in Lebanon.

The Israeli army on Wednesday warned residents of south Lebanon not to approach Israel Defense Forces positions after a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah took hold.

Banned boxer Ryan Garcia is to fight in Japan on New Year's Eve, organisers said Wednesday, but the American's management immediately cast doubt on whether the exhibition bout would take place.

With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried.

Lebanon's army said it was "taking the necessary measures" to deploy forces south hours into an Israel-Hezbollah truce Wednesday, warning people displaced from frontline areas not to return before ...

South Korea's capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said Wednesday.

A guitar company touting an endorsement by Donald Trump has become embroiled in a trademark dispute, accused of imitating an iconic instrument, US media reported Tuesday.

Shares in the Japanese entertainment giant behind the popular Hello Kitty brand plunged on Wednesday after major shareholders ...

Japanese police said Wednesday that they arrested a man who reportedly admitted to breaking into more than 1,000 homes in an unconventional way of relieving stress.

The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people.

A Ukrainian delegation led by its defence chief was due in South Korea to meet President Yoon Suk Yeol and discuss Seoul's potential arms support for Kyiv, media reports said Wednesday.