A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shakes eastern Japan. No tsunami alert is issued
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami warning was issued
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Scores of people kidnapped from a mosque as armed groups attacked multiple villages in Nigeria
Police in Nigeria report that a number of people have been kidnapped from a mosque in Niger state
Japan's leader Takaichi explains why she spends long hours in seclusion at her official residence
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been increasingly seen secluding herself at home
7 people, including 2 police officers, die following a head-on collision in northeast England
Seven people, including two police officers, have died in a head-on collision in the northeast of England following a pursuit
Victim of sword attack at Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl
Police in Sweden say the victim of a deadly sword attack at a school was a 17-year-old girl
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Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike
Authorities say that Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have killed at least five people
Mexico resumes livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk
Ranchers in northern Mexico are preparing to resume cattle exports to the U.S. as a yearlong ban ends
Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine amid unprecedented outbreak
Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country’s health minister said
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 2 a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike
Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least two people overnight in Ukraine
Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII
The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack
Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off Yemen, marking a resurgence in piracy
Iran says the world has accepted it has defeated the US, and other Middle East developments
Iran's president claims the world has accepted that Iran has won its conflict with the United States
Pope Leo praises San Marino as model of freedom and common good
Pope Leo XIV has praised San Marino as a model of political freedom and service to the common good, using a visit to the tiny republic to warn against political and economic systems that place power above human dignity
Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city
Nigeria orders investigation into second fake government agency
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a man accused of creating a fake government agency
Indonesia warns against starting open blazes as haze from wildfires spreads to Malaysia
Indonesian authorities warn they will take legal action against anyone starting open fires, as huge blazes on Borneo and elsewhere created a choking haze that blankets cities
Remains found of American mountain climber who died in avalanche in Pakistan
Search teams have found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-member international team killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak
Migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo as Spain figures out what to do with them
Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says
Hong Kong court convicts 2 former Tiananmen vigil organizers in national security case
Hong Kong court convicts 2 former Tiananmen vigil organizers in national security case
First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS program
The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians
Japan executes a man convicted of setting fire that killed 5
Japan says it has executed a man convicted of killing five people after setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009
US, South Korean militaries wrapping up drills early
The U.S. and South Korean militaries are wrapping their annual drills six days earlier than initially scheduled in a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea
US, South Korean militaries wrapping up drills early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
The U.S. and South Korean militaries are wrapping their annual drills six days earlier than initially scheduled in a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea
Japan executes a man convicted of setting fire that killed 5 at a pachinko parlor in Osaka
Japan says it has executed a man convicted of killing five people after setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009
Hungary drained its waters for generations. Now drought is exposing the cost
Record-low water levels at Lake Velence have made boating difficult and closed swimming beaches, offering a stark view of Hungary’s worsening water crisis
US Treasury sanctions Ecuador-to-US cocaine trafficking network
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned 15 people involved in a network allegedly shipping cocaine from Ecuador through Mexico to the U.S. The operation uses Ecuador-based fishing vessels to transfer cocaine to power boats heading north
Hong Kong court to deliver verdict for 2 prominent former Tiananmen vigil organizers
A Hong Kong court is set to deliver its verdict for two former organizers of the city’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday
Thousands of migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo while Spain figures out what to do with them
Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday