EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza saw its deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war as at least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach food on Sunday, the territory 's Health Ministry said. There was new alarm as Israel 's military issued evacuation orders...
TOKYO — Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister 's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety. This is the first soil to be used, aside from experiments, since the 2011 nuclear disaster when the Fukushima...
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. “I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a...
TOKYO — The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan 's two parliamentary houses in a key election Sunday, according to exit polls, worsening the country 's political instability. Voters were deciding half of the 248...
PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Haze from forest and peatland fires in some parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island was detected in Malaysia on Sunday, officials said. Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strain relations with neighboring countries. In recent years, smoke from the...
MANADO, Indonesia — A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea on Sunday off Sulawesi island in Indonesia, killing at least five people, officials said. More than 280 people were rescued and evacuation efforts were ongoing. The KM Barcelona 5 was headed to Manado, the...
SEOUL, South Korea — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 17 people dead and 11 others missing, the government said Sunday. One person was killed on Sunday after their house collapsed during heavy rain and another person was found dead after being swept away by a...
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Wipha caused major flight disruptions Sunday in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west along the southern coast. Airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao canceled or postponed all their daytime flights, their websites showed. Some...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 14 people dead and 12 others missing, the government said Sunday. One person was killed on Sunday after their house collapsed during heavy rain and another person was found dead after being swept by a...
A mother and her 9-year-old-son who got lost in a remote California forest while on their way to a Boy Scouts camp were rescued after a search crew found notes the pair had left behind. The notes weighed down by rocks with "HELP" written at the top said they were stranded up the road with no phone...
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government 's decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend. Waving placards reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,"...
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local television outlet that he waved goodbye before his body went limp. The man,...
