The United States military launched "powerful" strikes on Iran on Thursday, in retaliation for Tehran's attacks targeting US bases in Jordan

Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude tremor caused widespread damage, flattening homes, damaging bridges, triggering fires and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power and water in temperatures forecast to hit 38C this weekend

Rescuers frantically searched for survivors yesterday, a day after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.

Temperatures soared again in France and Spain yesterday in a fourth heatwave of the summer, increasing the threat from wildfires that have forced large-scale evacuations of people, scorched through forests and killed wildlife.

Ukrainian drones hit oil refineries and logistics facilities in the Russian cities of Perm, Ryazan and Taganrog, as well as the Crimean peninsula early yesterday, with the country’s top online retailer Wildberries evacuating its Ryazan warehouse.

The United States yesterday launched its first airstrikes in the Middle East since suspending its bombing campaign last week, hitting Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq jointly with Saudi Arabia, while Tehran spurned an Omani plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday relaunched his years-long bid to create a national service to tackle a UK crisis in the care of elderly and vulnerable adults.

Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment of up to 400 Chinese‑made shoulder‑fired air‑defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States.

The United States and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on US forces and Saudi oil facilities

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.

US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said.

Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41.

Despite being an earthquake-prone country, Bangladesh remains poorly prepared for a major seismic event, experts warn.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture yesterday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and several others dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.

More than 390 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital’s mayor said yesterday, hours before Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to meet with US President Donald Trump.

The US walked out as France addressed a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Monday, accusing its longtime ally of “disingenuous grandstanding” over French comments comparing the US to North Korea, Russia and other authoritarian states regarding votes on human rights issues.

Shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto on Monday but no one was injured, Canadian police said, the second shooting near the diplomatic compound in four months.

Protesters and security personnel engaged in deadly clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as the sensitive Himalayan region goes to the polls, an official said yesterday.

India’s government yesterday proposed longer jail terms and heftier fines for examination paper leaks, seeking to restore confidence after youth-led protests focused on education reforms rocked the country.

Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory yesterday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave brings scorching temperatures.