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RECAP: Powerful 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Kills Dozens in Southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Monday at 7:37 a.m. local time, killing at least 37 people and causing buildings to collapse.

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China: Sudden Hailstorm Bombards Langfang With Large Hailstones

On June 4, 2026, in Langfang, Hebei, a sudden and severe hailstorm was captured on video. The sky darkened rapidly as thick clouds moved in, and large hailstones began falling almost immediately, hammering the ground and bouncing off pavements with considerable force.

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China: Heavy Downpour Turns Streets Into Waterlogged Scenes in Langfang, Hebei

This is the shocking moment that a torrential rainstorm battered Langfang in China, flooding city roads as sheets of rain poured down and turned the streets into waterlogged scenes. On June 4, 2026, in Langfang, Hebei, the video captured heavy rain lashing the city as water covered the road surface. Rain poured down with great force, while the flooded streets reflected the scale of the downpour.

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko at ceremony

Japan Crown Princess Kiko at ceremony

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko attends a ceremony of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association in Tokyo on June 4, 2026.

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Philippines: Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao 4

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing dozens and injuring more than 200 people. In General Santos, where the damage was particularly severe, buildings collapsed and widespread destruction was reported.

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Albania: Kushner-Backed Resort Plan Sparks Days of Protests in Tirana 3

Protesters took to the streets of Tirana again on Thursday, June 4, to protest a controversial luxury resort development planned for the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on Albania's southern coast by Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

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Spain: 2026 La Patum Completa Draws Crowds to Berga Despite Downpour

Thousands gathered in Berga, in the Catalonia region of Spain, on Thursday, June 4, for La Patum Completa. The centuries-old annual festival, declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, was held in full despite heavy rain.

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Albania: Kushner-Backed Resort Plan Sparks Days of Protests in Tirana 2

Protesters took to the streets of Tirana again on Thursday, June 4, to protest a controversial luxury resort development planned for the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on Albania's southern coast by Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

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India: IMD Issues Yellow Alert as Storms Sweep Delhi-NCR Region

Thunderstorms swept across the Delhi-NCR region on Thursday, June 4, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and temporary relief from intense heat while causing brief disruptions in several areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow weather alert for the National Capital Region through Saturday.

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Algeria: Fireworks Fired Over Algiers to Celebrate MC Algiers’ 10th Ligue 1 Title

Supporters of MC Alger set off fireworks in the Bab El Oued neighborhood of Algiers on Thursday, June 4, celebrating the club's 10th Algerian Ligue 1 title.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

BEIJING, China, June 4 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on June 4, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of electronics retailer Edion Corp. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Edion and Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer, Yamada Holdings Co., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of Yamada Denki Co., a subsidiary of Yamada Holdings Co., in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings and another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses under a new holding company.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of electronics retailer Edion Corp. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Edion and Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer, Yamada Holdings Co., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of Yamada Denki Co., a subsidiary of Yamada Holdings Co., in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings and another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses under a new holding company.

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37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Arthur Liu, father of U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, who won gold in the women's singles event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and a former student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, holds a press conference in Washington on June 4, 2026, the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

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37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Arthur Liu (C), father of U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, who won gold in the women's singles event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and a former student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, holds a press conference in Washington on June 4, 2026, the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

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Albania: Kushner-Backed Resort Plan Sparks Days of Protests in Tirana

Protesters took to the streets of Tirana again on Thursday, June 4, to protest a controversial luxury resort development planned for the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on Albania's southern coast by Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

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OECD Council meeting

OECD Council meeting

Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, holds a press conference after a two-day OECD Council meeting ended without issuing a ministerial statement for the second straight year in Paris on June 4, 2026.

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Peru presidential election campaign

Peru presidential election campaign

Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, waves to supporters at a closing campaign rally in Lima on June 4, 2026, three days before the runoff election against Roberto Sanchez.

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Peru presidential election campaign

Peru presidential election campaign

Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, speaks at a closing campaign rally in Lima on June 4, 2026, three days before the runoff election against Roberto Sanchez.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Hinako Shibuno of Japan is pictured after finishing the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Hinako Shibuno of Japan plays during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Japan's Takefusa Kubo (R) of the Japan men's national football team is congratulated by teammate Yukinari Sugawara on his 25th birthday on June 4, 2026, near Monterrey, Mexico, during their pre-World Cup camp.

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Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Japan's Takefusa Kubo (R) of the Japan men's national football team is congratulated on his 25th birthday on June 4, 2026, near Monterrey, Mexico, during their pre-World Cup camp. Seen on the left is his teammate Yukinari Sugawara.

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37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Plainclothes police question a man near Victoria Park in Hong Kong while a uniformed police officer tries to stop journalists from covering the incident on June 4, 2026. Authorities tightened control and prevented memorial gatherings on the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

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Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Football: Japan team's pre-World Cup camp in Mexico

Japan's Takefusa Kubo (R) of the Japan men's national football team is congratulated on his 25th birthday on June 4, 2026, near Monterrey, Mexico, during their pre-World Cup camp. Seen on the left is his teammate Yukinari Sugawara.

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37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Plainclothes and uniformed police officers escort people (C) into a police vehicle near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2026, as authorities tightened control and prevented memorial gatherings on the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan men's national football team, watches players training on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team train on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team train on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team train on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team train on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Football: Japan players train in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team train on June 4, 2026, during their pre-World Cup camp near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Spain: Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Road in Tenerife

A small plane made an emergency landing on a public road near Amarilla Golf in San Miguel de Abona, southern Tenerife, Spain, at around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. The aircraft, carrying an instructor and a student on a training flight, was forced to land after experiencing technical difficulties. Both occupants were taken to hospital but neither suffered serious injuries.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout after starting on the bench in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani sits in the dugout after starting on the bench in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani sits in the dugout after starting on the bench in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Germany: Employees Injured as Lufthansa Boeing 787 Nose Gear Collapses at Frankfurt Airport

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight LH450 suffered a nose landing gear collapse while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday, June 4, as the aircraft was being prepared for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles. No passengers were on board at the time, though several employees were injured, and the flight was cancelled with passengers reaccommodated on other flights to their final destinations.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers lies on the ground after colliding with Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas in the fifth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026. Muncy hit a single.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski starts in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) is pictured in the dugout, alongside teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, after starting on the bench in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani sits in the dugout after starting on the bench in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Sakura Koiwai of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Yuri Yoshida of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Sayaka Takahashi of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan tees off during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on June 4, 2026.

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