When Suzuki met Suzuki: why a Tokyo dating agency is matching couples with the same name
Japan’s ban on married couples having different surnames has prompted an event to highlight people’s reluctance to change their name
Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand
Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding
Cruise ship caught on reef off tiny Fiji island where Cast Away filmed
Salvage crews work to avoid oil spill after Fiji Princess cruise ship grounded off Monuriki Island on Saturday
Country diary: Lambing season is here – how long until white-tailed eagles are overhead?
Tebay, Cumbria: A planned reintroduction of these apex predators has got us upland farmers worried. We’re still not convinced they won’t harm our flocks
Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’
President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media post
A timeline of the two US military jets shot down by Iran forces
Incidents imply that Iranian air defenses may not be as degraded as Trump administration claims
US rescues second crew member of downed F-15E fighter jet from Iran
Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopened
Iran strikes Kuwait’s oil infrastructure before Opec+ supply talks
Members reportedly agree a rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May, but move symbolic while strait of Hormuz is effectively closed
Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk
PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday
Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking
Sponsors pull out after Keir Starmer calls decision to book rapper who wrote song titled Heil Hitler ‘deeply concerning’
Despite propaganda coup of F-15 crew rescue, downing is reminder to US that Iran can fight back
Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operation
Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs
A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank
The Taybeh community has survived crusaders and the Ottoman and British empires, but the latest attacks leave its future in question