Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as… Read more

Israel pummels Gaza and Lebanon, killing dozens in latest waves of deadly airstrikes

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Israel launched waves of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon and Gaza that killed at least 24 people in Lebanon’s northeast on Friday, according to the state-run National… Read more

Fake U.S. election video signals sprawling Russian disinformation ops

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ American intelligence officials on Friday blamed Russia for a fake video of a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times, the latest in a series… Read more

U.S. announces $425 mil in new Ukraine security aid

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ The United States announced Friday that it will provide an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine, a day after Washington said thousands of North… Read more

Serbian railway station roof collapse in Novi Sad leaves 14 dead

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Rescue workers scoured piles of concrete and twisted metal for survivors on Friday after a roof collapsed at the entrance of a railway station in the… Read more

Japan and EU announce security and defense partnership

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership on Friday as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges… Read more

Komeito head to resign after losing Diet seat

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ The chief of Japan’s junior ruling coalition partner Komeito will step down after losing his seat in the lower house election last Sunday. “The House of… Read more

JAL net profit falls 19.1% to ¥49.9 bil in fiscal 1st half

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan Airlines Co said Friday its net profit for the six months ended September fell 19.1 percent from a year earlier to 49.9 billion yen, hit… Read more

Gov’t to set up panel to discuss ways for small firms to hike wages

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday his government will set up an expert panel to discuss ways to promote salary hikes by small and midsize… Read more

Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses. Google Local Services ads run locally and are… Read more