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Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype

Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype


July 6, 2025
Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster. Authorities on Friday evacuated some residents from remote islands close to the epicenter of a 5.5-magnitude quake off the tip of the southernmost main island […]
Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Moscow sent hundreds of drones into Kyiv

Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Moscow sent hundreds of drones into Kyiv


July 6, 2025
Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war. Ukraine’s military General Staff said that Ukrainian forces had struck the […]
Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel

Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel


July 6, 2025
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the first time he has appeared in public in several weeks. Khamenei had not made a public appearance since his country was plunged into conflict on June 13, when Israel unilaterally bombed Iranian military and […]
For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?

For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?


July 6, 2025
A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member. For the first time in more than one decade of rule, Chinese leader Xi Jinping – who has made BRICS a centerpiece of his push to reshape […]
Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile

Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile


July 6, 2025
Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a key milestone in the life of the spiritual leader and Nobel Peace laureate known for his message of compassion and his quest for greater freedoms for Tibet under Beijing’s rule. Undeterred by heavy monsoon rain […]
Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever


July 6, 2025
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party – in the weeks after February’s federal election. At the same time, the AfD is facing growing calls for an outright ban, most recently from another […]
Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government

Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government


July 6, 2025
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and overwhelming emergency services. Abdel Kafi Kayyal, director of civil defense in Lattakia province, said efforts to control the fires have been hampered by strong winds, rugged terrain and the danger of landmines left behind […]
China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says

China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says


July 5, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China, an official briefed on the talks said, contradicting Beijing’s public position of neutrality in the conflict. The admission came during […]
Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal

Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal


July 5, 2025
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the next day. Asked by a reporter whether Hamas has agreed to the latest ceasefire and hostage deal, Trump replied “We’ll see what happens, we’re going […]
Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal

Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal


July 5, 2025
Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed efforts. Hamas has “submitted a positive response to the mediators, and the movement is fully prepared to immediately enter into a […]
‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico

‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico


July 5, 2025
Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma Guardado Meraz was one of many locals who visited the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office this week to get more information about its investigation into the discovery, […]
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia

Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia


July 5, 2025
A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in Australian cities. About 20 people were inside the synagogue in the downtown area of East Melbourne when a man poured flammable liquid on […]
Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that

Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that


July 5, 2025
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump. An eye-opening survey published in March by Berlingske, a Danish daily newspaper, said 41% […]
Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years

Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years


July 5, 2025
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim spot following a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project that made it suitable for Olympic competitions last year. Three new […]
A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know

A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know


July 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day truce with Israel. “We have to get it over with,” Trump said Friday. “We have to do something about Gaza.” Israel and […]