A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, triggering a tsunami advisory that was lifted after about three hours. Small waves were recorded; officials warn of possible aftershocks.
More than one million Filipinos evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung‑Wong made landfall in the Philippines with winds of 185 km/h and gusts to 230 km/h, leaving at least two dead as it barreled through Luzon.
Israel confirms it has received the remains of an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza in 2014, potentially bringing a decade-long search to a close and giving a bereaved family the start of the closure they’ve long awaited.
A prison riot in Machala, Ecuador, left four inmates dead and more than 30 injured amid a re-organising of inmates and rising gang control. The incident underscores a broader crisis of overcrowding, corruption and weakened state authority in Ecuador’s detention system.
A decade after the Paris Agreement, global warming continues to accelerate, progress is real but insufficient, and the goal of restricting warming to 1.5 °C remains out of reach.
Dubai reached #1 as the world’s most attractive city for high-income residents, signaling a shift in where global wealth prefers to live.
England is facing one of its worst droughts in decades, exposing how the climate crisis can quietly destabilize even the rainiest imagined nations.
The U.K. is helping Belgium defend against suspected Russian drone incursions, reflecting how NATO airspace now functions as a single shared perimeter.
Iran’s deepening water scarcity is now a structural constraint that could quietly reduce the bandwidth of national systems across multiple sectors.
A decade after the Paris Agreement, the climate era has been perilous — yet breakthroughs in renewables and decarbonization show the future is still malleable.
A train crash in Britain left four seriously injured, exposing how even highly regulated transit still holds room for catastrophic failure.
A violent tornado in Brazil killed six and injured hundreds, exposing how extreme weather is no longer rare — but present tense.
A boat carrying vulnerable migrants capsized near Malaysia, leaving several dead and many missing — another reminder that Southeast Asia needs safer humanitarian maritime pathways.
Over one million people are being evacuated in the Philippines as typhoon Fung-wong approaches — a familiar national ritual of precaution against Pacific storms.
Malaysia has intensified maritime searches after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized near Langkawi, leaving at least 11 dead and many missing. The tragedy underscores ongoing refugee peril at sea.
IMF forecasts global public debt will exceed 100% of GDP by 2029, signaling rising fiscal challenges worldwide.
Brazil hosts COP30 in Belém, emphasising a shift from climate promises to tangible implementation of commitments, especially around forests, carbon markets and climate finance. #climateaction
A car exploded near New Delhi’s Red Fort, killing at least eight people and injuring several others. Police are investigating the cause and have increased security across the city.
India says trade talks with the EU are going well and could wrap up by year-end — hinting at a major bilateral economic shift amid a fractured global trading system.
China says it’s willing to extend visa-free entry for Spain — another signal Beijing is leaning on tourism and cultural openness as a diplomatic instrument
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison but remains under judicial supervision.
A Friday-prayer session at a high school mosque in Jakarta was shattered by explosions injuring 54 people, mostly students; authorities are investigating motives and materials.
China has officially commissioned its third aircraft carrier — the first one fully designed and built domestically — marking a key milestone in its naval modernisation and capability to project power beyond its coastal waters.
Britain looks to Denmark for a calmer, more engineered immigration model, hoping to replace spectacle with structured capacity management.