TOKYO – Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about 6 miles. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a possible 3-foot tsunami. Japanese broadcaster NHK warned …
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A Navy officer serving a three-year prison sentenceoverseas following a deadly car crash that killed two Japanese citizens nearMount Fuji is now on his way back home to the U.S., his family said Thursday. The return of Lt. Ridge Alknois comes after his wife Brittany told Fox News earlier this …
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The United States will reconsider its controversial policy of deploying drones against militants taking refuge in Pakistan, according to its ambassador in Islamabad. Cameron Munter revealed that America intends to review using unmanned aerial vehicles in the wake of an angry public and political backlash over high civilian casualties suffered …
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Nepal’s protests against the government turned violent across the Himalayan nation on Tuesday with officials confirming that at least 19 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, Reuters reported. Demonstrators, mainly young people from Generation Z, torched parliament and the homes of government officials, stormed prisons and forced the …
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A rare cross was recently uncovered in the United Arab Emirates, shedding light on Christian history during the early Islamic era. The discovery, made at Sir Bani Yas Island in the Persian Gulf, was announced by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism in August. The island contains a variety …
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Japan is on track to get its first female prime minister after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi, the former economic security minister of Japan, beat Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a runoff in an …
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The U.S. State Department issued a revised travel advisory pertaining to the Republic of the Maldives Oct. 7. “Exercise increased caution in [the Maldives] due to terrorism,” the Level 2 travel warning notes. The advisory indicates that “terrorist groups may attack with little or no warning.” TOURISTS TOLD TO VISIT …
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The Pakistanigovernment and Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Wednesday agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire after fresh clashes erupted this week and saw more than a dozen civilians and troops killed. The terms of the ceasefire remain unclear, and neither the Pakistani nor the Taliban’s foreign ministries immediately responded to Fox …
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Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione joked about paying for prostitutes with valuable “Pokémon” trading cards during a self-described “Zen” trip to Japan months before he was accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, according to a new report. While in Osaka, Japan, Mangione joked to a …
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President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should make a “bold decision” to meet during the American president’s upcoming trip to Asia, South Korea’s unification minister declared Friday. Chung Dong-young made the remark as Trump is set to leave Friday night for a five-day trip to Malaysia, …
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