- Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tried to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage.
7.1 magnitude quake shakes Japan
An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officials said.
Emotional Zidane realizes his 'dream' as he takes charge of the France team
Moments after being announced as France's new coach on Tuesday, Zinedine Zidane clenched his fists and his usually measured voice trembled a little. "I'm excited," h
Iraq's new PM visits Turkey for talks
Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for talks that were expected to include the construction of a pipeline to Turkey aimed at reducing the exposure of Iraq's oil exports to tensions in the Gulf region.
Food date labels are often a waste
If you've ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you're not alone. Many people throw away food simply because
'Mediators see progress toward ending Iran war'
Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions.
Indonesia’s methane cuts transform life on garbage mountain
Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell.
New AI tools let readers talk to books
Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it. That's the pitch fro
SCO media and think tank summit held in Bishkek
In line with the theme of the summit, the Shanghai Spirit in the new Era: From Shared Values to Practical Cooperation, the delegates dwelt on ways for joint coverage and opinion pieces around major international events in order to convey the common voice of the SCO countries- the global South.
In a German forest, 2 brothers keep the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive
The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it's been turned into charcoal — a craft that's been practiced in the Harz mountain region in eastern Germany for hundreds of years.
Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".
In Israel vote, ex-army chief emerges main rival to Netanyahu
As Israel heads into a fiercely contested general election on October 27, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
'Climate change has intensified Europe's drought risk'
Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall, driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said on Thursday.
