PARIS — France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. He is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the release of Epstein files on Jan. 30 by the U.S. Department of...

A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has likely strengthened its majority in the country’s Lower House, with the LDP capturing between 274...

“Bad,” or LDL, cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and most people are screened for it as part of their yearly physicals. There’s another marker in the blood that may be a better predictor of heart disease risk, a recent large review suggests. But it’s not part of routine blood testing. Apolipoprotein...