In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasts with servicemen - representatives of branches of the Russian Armed Forces participating in the country's military action in Ukraine, during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence...
A car drives past a badly damaged pavement along a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on January 1 after a...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media about the situation following a major earthquake and following tsunami warning for the western coast of Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on January 1, 2024. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO, Japan– Around 33,500...
This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on January 1, the USGS said, prompting...
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move to higher ground. A road sign informs drivers to exit the expressway due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgian police on Sunday launched an appeal to find a 13-year-old American boy who went missing in Brussels. Jonah Laroche was on holiday with his family in Belgium's capital and was last seen on Friday evening after a stay near the eastern town of Verviers, police said....
WASHINGTON, United States - A 39-year-old Hawaii man has died of his injuries after he was attacked by a shark in the waters off Maui, local police said. Jason Carter, described by local media as a surfer, was attacked on Saturday morning, the Maui Police Department said in a statement. When...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton to her son Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe, 83, has reigned for 52 years and has been Europe's only reigning queen after the death...
PRISTINA, Kosovo - A long-awaited European Union's visa liberalisation scheme allowing Kosovo nationals to travel to Europe's borderless zone without a visa came into force on Monday. The new regime, which came into force at midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), enables Kosovars to travel to the...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in his New Year's address Sunday to wreak "wrath" against Russian forces in 2024, despite what he said were attempts to "undermine" support for Kyiv. His message came less than 72 hours after Moscow launched a barrage of missiles and...
BERLIN, Germany - German police arrested three people on Sunday over an alleged attack plot targeting the cathedral in Cologne on New Year's Eve. The "alleged means of attack" is a car, said police in the western city, adding that security measures have been stepped up around the site. (FILES)...
BERLIN, Germanyn- Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled Sunday to parts of northern Germany hit by floods after days of heavy rains, urging the nation "to close ranks" in the face of the challenges posed by nature. The German leader arrived by helicopter at Verden an der Aller in Lower Saxony, one...
