US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the balloon was being used by China ‘in an attempt to surveil strategic sites’.
Fumio Kishida blasts aide’s comments on same sex unions as ‘outrageous’ and ‘incompatible’ with an inclusive society.
A powerful arctic blast swept into the US Northeast, Canada pushing temperatures to perilously low levels.
Francis, who is on the first-ever papal visit to South Sudan, meets children displaced by conflict.
Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have been freed.
Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.
Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father, despite attempts by police to mediate a dispute between her and her family.