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Red Bull's Max Verstappen (left) speaks with McLaren's Lando Norris after the sprint race during the weekend of the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Nov. 2.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 21, 2024
Verstappen in sight of exclusive club of four-time F1 champions
Red Bull's three-time champion needs only to stay ahead of Lando Norris to secure the title.
Gabriel Bortoleto signs autographs for fans at Interlagos in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 7, 2024
Gabriel Bortoleto joins Sauber as Formula One undergoes generational shift
Bortoleto, 20, will be lining up against fellow rookies Kimi Antonelli (18), Oliver Bearman (19) and Jack Doohan (21).
McLaren's Lando Norris during the formation lap at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday
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Nov 5, 2024
McLaren boss says constructors' title is priority
McLaren driver Lando Norris made a couple of mistakes in Brazil over the weekend, running off track and losing positions.
Lando Norris hugs Carlos Sainz after the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Oct 28, 2024
Lando Norris says Max Verstappen deserved penalty at Mexico City Grand Prix
The result in Mexico City breathed new life into Norris' title challenge, leaving the second-placed Briton 47 points adrift with four rounds remaining.
McLaren's Lando Norris finished behind Max Verstappen for the first time in five races at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
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Oct 21, 2024
Lando Norris' title hopes take hit after momentum-killing result at U.S. Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc won his third title of the season as Ferrari took the top two spots on the podium.
A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber flies over the 133rd Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, in 2022.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2024
U.S. bombers strike Houthi weapons storage sites in Yemen
The strikes hit five hardened underground facilities, with no indication of civilian casualties so far.
Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp speaks after receiving Germany's Order of Merit in Berlin on Oct. 1.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2024
Juergen Klopp becomes Red Bull's global soccer chief in first job after Liverpool
Klopp, who ended his successful nine-year stint with Liverpool at the end of last season, will be starting his new role on Jan. 1.
Liam Lawson, 22, has been Red Bull reserve since 2022 and filled in for 35-year-old Ricciardo at five races last year when the eight-times grand prix winner was injured.
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Sep 27, 2024
Lawson to replace Ricciardo at RB for rest of F1 season
The move was widely expected following mounting speculation that the Australian's Formula One career had reached the end of the road.
Houthi fighters march in a parade during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Houthi takeover in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2024
Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen's Houthis, sources say
Seven sources said that Russia has yet to decide to transfer the Yakhont missiles.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner ahead of a practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix
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Sep 25, 2024
Red Bull building back from Monza low point, Horner says
While McLaren believes the drivers' championship is on, the mathematical reality is that Norris still has a mountain to climb.
McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Sep 23, 2024
Lando Norris cuts into Max Verstappen's lead with dominant win in Singapore
It was the McLaren driver's third career win and his first from pole position as he finished almost 30 seconds clear of his rival's Red Bull.
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri's win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday put his team on top of the constructors' standings.
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Sep 16, 2024
Oscar Piastri ranks thrilling victory at Azerbaijan GP as best win of career
The 23-year-old Australian passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the 20th lap and defended his position as the Ferrari searched for a way past him.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has a 62-point lead in the race for the Formula One title.
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Sep 12, 2024
Max Verstappen and Red Bull looking to get back on track at Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The Dutchman arrives in Baku with a 62-point lead over Lando Norris in the drivers' championship.
The Panama-flagged oil tanker Blue Lagoon I transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul on June 14.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2024
U.S. military says Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea
The Houthis first launched aerial drone and missile strikes on the waterway in November, in solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel's war on Gaza.
The front page of The Japan Times on Sept. 15, 1974, reports news of a terrorism incident in Europe.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Sep 1, 2024
Japan Times 1974: 'Red Army' trio seizes embassy
Fifty years ago, a terrorism incident plays out in Europe. Meanwhile, editions of The Japan Times look back on significant anniversaries.
Max Verstappen leads a group of cards during the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on Aug. 25.
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Aug 29, 2024
Unfamiliar doubts follow reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen to Monza
Verstappen has not won since the Spanish GP back June.
Flames and smoke rise on Sunday from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire on the Red Sea since Aug. 23.
WORLD
Aug 29, 2024
Yemen's Houthis will let salvage crews access oil tanker in Red Sea
The damaged oil tanker is carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude oil.
Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen at home plate during the second inning against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 27, 2024
Baseball history as Jansen plays for both sides in same game
A trade during a postponement saw the player swap sides part way through a game.
Lando Norris celebrates with champagne on the podium after winning the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on Sunday.
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Aug 26, 2024
Lando Norris calls title talk 'stupid' after winning Dutch Grand Prix
Norris took the checkered flag 22.896 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, the widest margin so far this year.
Tsutomu Shirosaki, former member of the Japanese Red Army
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2024
Ex-Japan Red Army prisoner, 76, chokes on food and dies
Tsutomu Shirosaki was serving time for his involvement in the 1986 terrorist attack on the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta.

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