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Spain: Severe Storm Hits Catalonia With Hail and Strong Winds 2

Severe storms hit Catalonia on Wednesday night, September 16, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and large hail.

US: Floriston Fire Breaks Out, Prompting Evacuations and Road Closure

The Floriston Fire, which started Wednesday, September 16, near Interstate 80 on the California-Nevada border, had burned 613 acres and was 5% contained, prompting evacuation orders and forcing a closure of westbound Interstate 80.

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Spain: Severe Storm Hits Valencia, Causing Flooding 3

A storm hit Valencia on Wednesday, September 16, bringing severe weather and causing flooding across the city while disrupting traffic.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, C) and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (C, R) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk (2nd from L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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N. Korean sports minister arrives in Japan for Asian Games

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Fed raises key rate for 1st time since 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh meets the press in Washington on Sept. 16, 2026, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the Fed's key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point for the first rate hike since July 2023.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet.

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Shuri Castle

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, unveiled to the media following the completion of lacquer coating work. Fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Shuri Castle

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, unveiled to the media following the completion of lacquer coating work. Fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Shuri Castle

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, unveiled to the media following the completion of lacquer coating work. Fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Spain: Fierce Winds and Heavy Rain Batter Valencia, Reducing Visibility

A violent storm battered Valencia on Wednesday evening, September 16, with footage filmed outside Bar Stonyan showing heavy rain and strong winds reducing visibility to near zero. The storm caused widespread flooding and disrupted traffic across the city.

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Spain: Torrential Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Barcelona 2

Torrential rain triggered severe flooding and a red weather alert across Barcelona and northeastern Spain on Wednesday, September 16, prompting road closures, rail delays, and dozens of flight cancellations at El Prat airport. A man died after being swept away by a stream in Garraf, and rescue crews worked to free a vehicle trapped inside a flooded tunnel as the storm also caused flooding and a partial ceiling collapse at Vall d'Hebron Hospital and left hundreds without power.

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Spain: Severe Storm Hits Valencia, Causing Flooding 2

A storm hit Valencia on Wednesday, September 16, bringing severe weather and causing flooding across the city while disrupting traffic.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, for the first day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Scene of Nagoya

Flags of countries participating in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games hang from the ceiling of a shopping arcade in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Scene of Nagoya

A sign promoting the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is displayed in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Scene of Nagoya

A signboard promoting the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is displayed in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Scene of Nagoya

Flags of countries participating in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games hang from the ceiling of a shopping arcade in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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China: Boy Destroys Courtyard Wall in Scooter Crash

This is the moment a nine-year-old boy lost control of an electric scooter and crashed into a courtyard wall in China, causing it to collapse. The video, filmed on September 12, 2026, in Guiyang, Guizhou, shows the boy riding the scooter around the courtyard before losing control and heading straight for the wall. The scooter slammed into the structure, sending a large section of the wall toppling over, with bricks and debris crashing to the ground seconds later. The wall was left in ruins, though no one was struck or injured by the falling debris.

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China: Daring Rescue Frees Horse Stuck in Mud

Filmed on September 12, 2026, at the Yellow River Beach tourist area in Xinxiang, Henan, this video shows a horse stuck in a deep mud pit, unable to move on its own. A group of people gather to help, attaching ropes to the animal and pulling in unison, counting to three with each heave as they sink into the mud themselves. After several attempts, the horse is finally pulled free.

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Global Hawk crashes in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Sept. 16, 2026, shows a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle with which contact was lost the previous day.

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Global Hawk crashes in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 16, 2026, shows Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels searching for Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, with which contact was lost.