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Colombia: Shaking Felt in Bogota After Powerful Earthquake Near San Jose Del Palmar 2

A powerful earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, August 10, with its epicenter near San Jose del Palmar, according to the USGS. Shaking was felt in widespread areas, including the capital, Bogota.

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Colombia: Shaking Felt in Bogota After Powerful Earthquake Near San Jose Del Palmar

A powerful earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, August 10, with its epicenter near San Jose del Palmar, according to the USGS. Shaking was felt in widespread areas, including the capital, Bogota.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12.

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China: Fallen Trees, Flooding Reported as Typhoon Dolphin Makes Landfall in Yuhuan

Typhoon Dolphin, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to hit China this year, made landfall near Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, August 9, bringing torrential rain and strong winds. Fallen trees and severe flooding were reported in the area after landfall, while local rescue teams were mobilized.

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Night shinkansen launched

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 8, 2026, shows a special shinkansen bullet train introduced on a test basis for overnight operations, parked at JR Gifu Hashima Station in Hashima in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, after it departed from Tokyo at 10 p.m. The Tokaido Lumiere Express stops at the station in Gifu for about six hours before continuing in the early hours of the following day to its final destination, Shin-Osaka Station.

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Japan: Funnel Cloud Sightings Reported in Niigata’s Murakami City

Funnel clouds were reported multiple times in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, on Sunday, August 9.

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Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

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Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

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Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

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Landslide in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The landslide occurred on the night of Aug. 8, cutting off the only road leading to a nearby hot spring mountain resort and leaving about 390 people there stranded.

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Italy: Wildfire Breaks Out Above Tignale on Lake Garda’s Western Shore

A wildfire broke out Friday evening, August 8, in the mountains above Tignale, on the western shore of Italy's Lake Garda, prompting the evacuation of about 200 people as rescuers checked holiday homes used by tourists in the area.

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Prince Hisahito joins boy scout event in western Japan

Japanese Prince Hisahito (2nd from R) is briefed about how to prepare breakfast during the 19th Nippon Scout Jamboree in Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Canada: Thousands Flee as Bald Range Fire Spreads Out of Control in British Columbia 2

The Bald Range wildfire sparked in Summerland, British Columbia, forcing the evacuation of the entire district's more than 12,000 residents along with roughly 8,000 more in and around Peachland.

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US: Brush Fire Burns in Burbank, Prompts Evacuations 2

A brush fire broke out Saturday, August 8 in Burbank's Wildwood Canyon, growing to about 20 acres and prompting evacuations of DeBell Golf Course and the Stough Canyon Nature Center, with hiking trails closed. The cause was unclear, though unconfirmed reports pointed to a vehicle collision near the site.

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US: Brush Fire Burns in Burbank, Prompts Evacuations

A brush fire broke out Saturday, August 8 in Burbank's Wildwood Canyon, growing to about 20 acres and prompting evacuations of DeBell Golf Course and the Stough Canyon Nature Center, with hiking trails closed. The cause was unclear, though unconfirmed reports pointed to a vehicle collision near the site.

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US: Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Sweep Across New Jersey 2

Downed trees, snapped wires and flash flooding shut down multiple lanes and stretches of major highways across New Jersey on Friday, August 7 as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain with strong winds and intense lightning amid a regional heat advisory.

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US: Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Sweep Across New Jersey 3

Downed trees, snapped wires and flash flooding shut down multiple lanes and stretches of major highways across New Jersey on Friday, August 7 as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain with strong winds and intense lightning amid a regional heat advisory.

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US: Thousands of Rubber Ducks Fill Chicago River for Annual Ducky Derby

The Chicago River filled with thousands of rubber ducks on Thursday, August 6, as the annual Ducky Derby raised money for Special Olympics Illinois.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Rough Surf to Okinawa

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7. This video shows rough seas and large waves along the coast amid Typhoon Dolphin.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits A-bomb-hit school in Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits a peace museum built at an elementary school in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the attack on the western Japan city. The blast left about 400 students dead at the school. (Pool photo)

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 3

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Kunihiko Sakuma (L), head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, shakes hands with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' groups, including Sakuma's, complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Kunihiko Sakuma, head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' groups, including Sakuma's, complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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Japan: Performers Balance Towering Lanterns at Akita Kanto Festival

The Akita Kanto Festival, one of the three major festivals in Japan's Tohoku region with roughly 270 years of history, opened Sunday, August 2, in central Akita City and runs through August 6. This year's event features 67 groups—38 neighborhood teams and 29 school and workplace teams—swaying 273 lantern-laden bamboo poles through the night sky in a prayer for a bountiful harvest, the poles representing rice stalks. The largest of the poles measure up to 12 meters long and weigh 50 kilograms, balanced skillfully by performers on their foreheads, palms, and other parts of the body.

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US: Gann Fire Burns Homes, Forces Evacuations in Calaveras County, California

California's Gann Fire in Calaveras County has burned 9,363 acres with 10% containment as of August 5, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,400 residents.

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Guatemala: Fuego Volcano Eruption Triggers Red Alert and Mass Evacuations

Guatemala's Fuego volcano has prompted a red alert across the Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla regions, home to about 1.6 million people. Nearly 1,700 people have been evacuated since the volcano erupted Monday, sending pyroclastic flows, mudflows up to 7 kilometers long, and ash plumes over 5,000 meters high—affecting roughly 29,000 people.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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US: Dust Storm Rolls Through Southeast Arizona 2

A dust storm rolled through southeast Arizona on Monday, August 3, reducing visibility.

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US: Dust Storm Rolls Through Southeast Arizona

A dust storm rolled through southeast Arizona on Monday, August 3, reducing visibility.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Powerful Winds and Outages to Ogasawara Islands 2

Powerful Typhoon Dolphin was making its closest approach to the Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Tuesday, August 4, with maximum sustained winds near the center of 45 meters per second and maximum gusts of 60 meters per second, while power outages were reported on Chichijima and Hahajima.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Powerful Winds and Outages to Ogasawara Islands

Powerful Typhoon Dolphin was making its closest approach to the Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Tuesday, August 4, with maximum sustained winds near the center of 45 meters per second and maximum gusts of 60 meters per second, while power outages were reported on Chichijima and Hahajima.

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US: Footage Captures Damage From Spokane Wildfires 2

Fast-moving wildfires fueled by strong winds and high temperatures forced roughly 60,000 people to evacuate in Spokane County, Washington. The Old Trails, Fairview and Autumn Lane fires burned about 7,500 acres combined and destroyed more than 600 structures. The state issued air quality warnings as the fires continued to spread. No injuries or deaths were confirmed as of Sunday, August 2.

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US: Massive Shelf Cloud Captured Over Florida’s Tampa Bay Area

A massive shelf cloud loomed over the Tampa Bay Area of Florida on Sunday, August 2.

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China: Gorilla Reacts to Visitor’s Handstand Outside Glass Enclosure

On July 16, 2026, a visitor performed a handstand on the viewing platform outside a gorilla enclosure at a zoo in Changchun, Jilin. The gorilla noticed the movement, became excited, and repeatedly jumped and slapped the glass, appearing curious about the display.

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[Breaking News]Aeon president speaks about post-quake explosion

KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Aeon Co. President Akio Yoshida bows at a press conference in Kumamoto in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on July 29, 2026, a day after an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in the prefecture was rocked by a deadly explosion following a strong earthquake that struck the region. (Kyodo)