Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns. The Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the world’s largest and wealthiest crime gangs, has been embroiled in…
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Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, was released as part…
King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise visit to the recovering Pope Francis on Wednesday during a state…
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode…