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The Japanese flag and Olympic rings are seen at the Japan Olympic Museum near the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17.

Japan ad giant and other firms indicted over alleged Olympic contract bid-rigging

The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events.

Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, at a campaign rally in East Lansing, Mich., last November. Slotkin, who was reelected to a third term in the House in the 2022 midterms, announced Monday that she's running for the Senate in 2024.

Elissa Slotkin is the first Democrat to make an official run in Michigan's Senate race

Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin hopes to fill the seat of fellow Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who announced her 2024 retirement earlier this year. Slotkin joins two Republicans to announce a bid.

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday.

China's Xi heralds 'unbreakable' friendship with Belarus, an ally of Russia

The two leaders met in Beijing and discussed the war in Ukraine, a week after China released a position paper, calling for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

An F-22 fighter jet is pictured during a NATO exercise in Lask, Poland, in October. The same type of jet shot down an "unidentified object" over Canadian airspace on Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The U.S. military shot down an unidentified object over Canada's Yukon territory

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Biden ordered the takedown "out of an abundance of caution" after the object violated Canada's airspace, the White House said.

President Joe Biden speaking about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. The Biden administration said it is extending the student loan repayment pause again.

With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023

The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.

RM of BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs a set of solo material in front of a very impressive replica of the Tiny Desk.

National Grid workers respond to a downed utility pole in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday. The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide.

Dozens have died in the Buffalo area as National Guard begins door-to-door checks

The National Guard is conducting door-to-door wellness checks in neighborhoods that lost power as authorities search for more casualties.

Dozens have died in the Buffalo area as National Guard begins door-to-door checks

The National Guard is conducting door-to-door wellness checks in neighborhoods that lost power as authorities search for more casualties.

Locals watch the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday, Jan.15, 2023. A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, the daily newspaper Kathmandu Post reports. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members.

A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed in Nepal, killing dozens

Rescuers are scouring the crash site for survivors, and Nepal has declared Monday a day of national mourning.

Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand near a covered body at the site of a reported attack in a settler neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on Friday.

At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shooting

Israeli police say they shot and killed the gunman. The State Department condemned the "absolutely horrific" attack.

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