Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list

Shoko Kawata’s maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps

Fortnite and Minecraft also told to ‘lift their game’ by online safety regulator.

Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row

President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of “attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula”.

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike – and what next?

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says

Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.

Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials

Lawyers for Good’s family say US officials created “an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence” in Minneapolis.

Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'

Israel’s prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to “down the plane”.

Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad

The Russian leader insists Moscow is “not threatening anyone” and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

Fires break out at French schools as students protest nationwide

The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.