Tsunami advisory triggered after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan....
Taiwan sees threefold surge in suspected Chinese espionage cases
Taiwan has seen a “significant rise” in the number of individuals charged with spying for China in recent years, according...
Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of emerging deal, Israeli official says
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators...
Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister
The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a...
Items belonging to second British hiker missing in Italy found, rescuers say
Items belonging to missing British hiker Aziz Ziriat have been found in the Italian Alps, close to where the body...
This 300-year-old farming village was abandoned in the 1960s. Now residents are moving back
Surrounded by forest-covered mountains cloaked in mist, a patchwork quilt of green farmland and steel-blue waves breaking on mangrove-strewn mudflats,...
Venezuela accuses opposition of coordinating attacks on diplomatic facilities in 5 countries
Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic...
Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following...
US officials say Gaza ceasefire deal is in sight, the first sign of serious optimism in months
While they continued to emphasize that officials will remain cautious until the negotiations produce a final deal to end the...
Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack, Russian media and officials report
Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools...
