International

AFP/APP Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off southwestern Japan on Wednesday night, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no tsunami warnings or reports of damage. The USGS put the epicenter of…

AFP/APP Washington: The fate of US aid to Ukraine hung in the balance Tuesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson faced potential revolt from within his Republican party over his complex plan to renew the long-delayed funding along with fresh…

Xinhua/APP  Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Java, Indonesia, at 0318 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at…

Xinhua/APP Dares Salaam: At least 1,000 people have been left homeless due to flash floods caused by ongoing heavy rains in Tanzania's northern region of Arusha, an official said on Monday.  Paul Makonda, regional commissioner of…

AFP/APP Rome: Leaders from the G7 will hold a video conference later Sunday to discuss the Iranian strikes on Israel, Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the group of developed nations, said. "The Italian presidency of the…

AFP/APP  Jerusalem: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Sunday against any "reckless" Israeli retaliation to Tehran's unprecedented missile and drone attack, as world leaders urged restraint. Tehran had repeatedly warned to…

AFP/APP New York: Donald Trump goes to court Monday as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to retake the White House. The…

AFP/APP New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran's weekend attack on Israel.…

AFP/APP  Zagreb: Croatians will cast ballots in parliamentary elections on Wednesday that have largely morphed into an unexpected battle between incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and left-wing populist President Zoran Milanovic.…

AFP/APP Jakarta: At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday.  The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in…