Natalie Ortiz — News & World Editor An elderly woman in her 70s who developed heat stroke while sheltering in a car has become the latest fatality from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, raising the death toll to 36, officials said Sunday. Takashi Kimura The quake struck Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday. As sweltering temperatures reached an … Read more
Severe thunderstorms triggered flash floods and multiple mudslides across Salzburg and Tirol on Thursday, August 7, 2026. Emergency services recorded dozens of operations, blocking mountain roads, stranding motorists, and flooding basements, though local authorities confirmed that no injuries were reported from the severe weather events. A powerful cold front pushing in from the northwest brought … Read more
Rep. Max Miller is facing mounting calls to resign from his northeast Ohio House seat amid bitter domestic abuse allegations and a contentious custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, though the Republican lawmaker has vowed to stay in his reelection race ahead of an August 10 party replacement deadline. Custody Battle and Abuse Allegations … Read more
As shops belonging to Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Congolese are looted in Johannesburg and Durban, a fresh wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa threatens the broader continental vision of seamless intra-African travel, trade, and economic integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area. On the streets of major South African urban centers like Johannesburg, Durban, … Read more
The former lead detective in the PC Andrew Harper investigation has joined his widow, Lissie Harper, in condemning plans to release two of his killers early. The officer who led the original Thames Valley Police investigation into the death of PC Andrew Harper has spoken out against the prospect of early release for two of … Read more
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faced the parliamentary COVID-19 inquiry committee on August 6, 2026, delivering a five-hour defense of his pandemic management. More than six years after the onset of the health emergency, former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte appeared before the parliamentary inquiry committee in Rome on August 6, 2026. The high-stakes hearing, … Read more
Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first official Latin American tour from November 6 to 17, 2026, spending the longest portion of his itinerary in Peru. The announcement brings a pontiff with deep pastoral ties back to a nation grappling with political instability and economic friction. The Vatican confirmed that the supreme pontiff will … Read more
The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 36, officials announced Sunday, as growing concerns over extreme heat and a lack of fresh water create hazardous conditions for evacuees. Kumamoto Prefecture Heat Stroke Fatality The latest fatality was an elderly woman in her 70s who developed heat stroke while … Read more
Britain’s top police chief warned that the justice system sits in a dangerous place as two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers face early release under revised government plans. Sir Mark Rowley Warns of a Dangerous Precedent as Public Opposition Grows The controversy centers on Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, who were sentenced in July 2020 … Read more
Former March and March leader Ngizwe Mchunu has alleged that the movement receives financial backing from an international funder as well as a local political party, claiming further that the organization maintains two accounts. According to an exclusive interview, Mchunu stated that his change in stance followed a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa, remarking that … Read more