At least four people have died and five others have been injured after record rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in Japan’s Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. The torrential rain, described by Japan’s Meteorological Agency as being at an “unprecedented level”, brought parts of Chiba to a standstill. Also cutting electricity to more than 20,000 households…
A military helicopter crash in central Texas has killed two people, officials have confirmed. The two victims were pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to an emergency call reporting wreckage in fields south of the village of Salado. The aircraft was an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter based at nearby Fort Hood, one of…
Japan has strongly protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, saying the territory is Japanese under both historical claims and international law. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known as Etorofu in Japan, on Thursday. It is one of four southern islands in the Kuril chain claimed by both…
Israeli settlers have besieged two Palestinian families inside their homes in the occupied West Bank, leaving them with dwindling supplies and limited access to outside help. The families in Qusra, near Nablus, say their water and electricity supplies have been cut off. Their food stocks have also begun to run low. The standoff began on…
Hiroshi Okuda, the former president and chairman of Toyota who helped transform the Japanese automaker into a global powerhouse, has died aged 93. Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada confirmed Okuda’s death on Wednesday but said the date and cause of death were not immediately available. Okuda spent 45 years at Toyota and served as the company’s…
A boat carrying at least 95 people has sunk on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, with multiple deaths feared and rescue teams searching for survivors. Police said the vessel was carrying 90 passengers and five crew members when it capsized on Tuesday. However, concerns have emerged that the boat may have been overloaded. Ticket records suggest that…
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly switched planes after leaving a Nato summit in Turkey last month because of a possible Iranian threat. Trump said the decision was made by the US Secret Service and military officials, and that he followed their instructions without asking for extensive details about the threat. “I…
Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman, who was jailed in 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health before his release. Gilman was freed “from detention for humanitarian reasons” and was travelling on a US government plane to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, according to Kirill Dmitriev, a special envoy to Russian President Vladimir…
Tamunosoye Karibi-George is representing Nigeria at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam. The 26-year-old beauty queen is from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She represented Bayelsa State during the national contest. Karibi-George won the Miss World Nigeria 2026 crown after beating 19 other finalists in Lagos. She was crowned at the Balmoral Hall of the…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing calls to apologise to his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. This results from remarks he made about two expensive melons she gave him during a visit to Australia.The comments have drawn criticism from Japan’s former ambassador to Australia, who described them as a sexist joke and an insult to…
