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Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami alert in the region. The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (2:53 a.m. Eastern on Sunday), at a depth of …
BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) – Military cooperation between countries should not undermine mutual understanding and trust among regional countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, when asked about the annual joint military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States that will also involve Japanese forces. “What the Asia-Pacific region most needs is …
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – A German citizen has been detained in Russia’s Stavropol region for planning a “terrorist attack” at a law enforcement facility, Russian media reported on Monday. State news agency RIA cited the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying the 57 year old German woman had been arrested with a bomb in …
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – British police said on Monday they had arrested two people over an attempted arson attack against a synagogue in north London over the weekend which caused minor smoke damage but no injuries. A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody overnight in connection with the incident, which …
SOFIA, April 20 (Reuters) – Progressive Bulgaria, the party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev was leading in Sunday’s parliamentary election with 44.7% of votes, after 91.68% of votes were counted, official results showed. (Reporting by Alex Lefkowitz and Ivana Sekularac) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of allied military might aimed at deterring aggression in Asia, despite Washington’s preoccupation with the war in the Middle East. The large-scale combat drills between the U.S. and Philippines will expand this …
JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) – A United States warship passed through the Strait of Malacca over the weekend, the Indonesian Navy said on Monday, adding that the transit through the major sea route was in accordance with international law. • The warship passed through the strait, which borders Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, on Saturday, April …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — It has proven almost as difficult to rattle Victor Wembanyama as it is to get a shot off against San Antonio’s 7-foot-4 star. Still, if there was ever a time to experience some nerves it was Sunday. Wembanyama was making his playoff debut against Portland for a franchise and city that …
The U.S. Navy’s forcible seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ships threw doubt on an announcement from President Donald Trump that U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. Trump’s announcement Sunday had raised hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday, but Iran has not …
PARIS (AP) — Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris on Monday, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content. The world’s richest man and Linda Yaccarino — the former CEO of X — have been summoned …