Object thrown near Japan PM Kishida during outdoor speech April 14, 2023 at 05:18PM

France's constitutional council approves higher pension age April 14, 2023 at 06:17AM

France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.The move is likely to enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as the decision came down.

Guardsman accused in records leak to remain jailed for now April 14, 2023 at 04:36AM

A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the leak of highly classified military documents has been ordered to remain behind bars pending a hearing next week. Jack Teixeira, 21, appeared in federal court on Boston on Friday, one day after his arrest. A federal magistrate judge ordered him jailed until at least a detention hearing set for next Wednesday.

Europe's JUICE mission blasts off towards Jupiter's icy moons April 14, 2023 at 03:46AM

The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe successfully launched Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.The launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came after a previous attempt on Thursday was called off due to the risk of lightning.

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia April 14, 2023 at 12:14AM