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Strong earthquake jolts Yamanashi and Kanagawa amid landslide fears

The magnitude 5.6 quake came as two tropical storms neared the main island of Honshu, with heavy rain falling in recent days and more to come over the weekend.

Paris halts alcohol sales to help hospitals amid deadly heat wave, as scientists blame human-caused climate change

Authorities are attempting to reduce the pressure on hospitals as the city swelters under extreme heat.

Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media

Observers said on Friday the government is responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube had failed since it came into force in December year.

Israel's Netanyahu faces election challenge from hawkish ex-general

By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who lost a son in Gaza and boasts of his "Dahiyeh doctrine" of smashing foes with disproportionate

South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal

The former first lady had previously been sentenced to four years in a separate case involving the Unification Church.

Small Plane Crashes Into Tallest Building in Beijing

Crowds in the capital’s central business district fled as the crash sent debris falling into the streets below.

160 Ukrainian POWs released from Russian captivity in latest major exchange

"We remember everyone who is in captivity," Zelensky said, adding that all those released in the current exchange had been held by Russia since 2022.

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities.

Ukraine decimates Russian logistics, bringing chaos to Crimea

Kyiv circumvents air defences to target oil supplies, power stations, convoys and bridges, starving Russian front line.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines near site of June 8 quake

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck just off the southern coast of Mindanao, the largest island in the southern Philippines, around 7:30 p.m. local time Friday.

Russia pressures Belarus to join Ukraine war, future ops. against NATO

Sources told the WSJ that if Belarus were used for a Russian attack, it could be aimed at testing NATO defenses or more attempts at undermining support for Ukraine.

Israeli Strike Kills Two in Southern Lebanon, Medical and Security Sources Say

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf denies unfrozen funds will be used to buy U.S. agricultural goods. Two killed in Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon, sources say. Oil prices back to pre-war levels as Hormuz traffic rebounds, U.S. tries to reassure Gulf allies