PHOTO SUMMARY: Her Imperial Highness Kiko, 60, walking hand in hand and side by side for 36 years

Ottawa Senators and Drake Batherson still have a gap to bridge with Sept. 15 deadline looming

The veteran winger wants an eight-year contract extension, and it's thought the two sides aren't close to a deal yet.

Danielle Smith takes hands-off approach to First Nation’s trans care safe haven

Alberta's premier is taking a hands-off approach to a Saddle Lake Cree Nation defying the government by announcing it will offer a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care.

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UCL: Musiala returns to help Bayern thrash Bodo 5-0

Jamal Musiala scores on his return as Bayern Munich thrash Bodo-Glimt 5-0 in their Champions League opener, with Olise, Kane, and Davies also scoring.

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Tech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team

Beijing is weighing plans to send a group of top tech, electric vehicle and aerospace executives to accompany Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington later this month, as the two sides race to…

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Traditional crafts artisans team up in Kyoto-Vienna exhibits

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Following an exhibition held in Kyoto during the 2025 Osaka Expo, traditional artisans from Vienna and Kyoto are strengthening ties,

Vienna and Kyoto artisans collaborate in Kyoto exhibition during Osaka Expo 2025.
Traditional crafts like Kyoto-style paper umbrellas and Nishijin-ori silk showcased.
Austrian carpenter inspired by Japanese kintsugi art after transport damage.

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Is tourism 'bubble' turning Japan's sacred Mount Koya into a 'theme park'?

KOYA, Wakayama -- On the solemn mountaintop in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, a sacred Buddhist site popular with inbound visitors to Japan, a walk throug

Mount Koya, a Buddhist site, has become a tourist hotspot.
Lodging prices have surged, with some costing over 400,000 yen per night.
The influx of tourists has reduced the number of temple parishioners.