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[Breaking News]G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (R) speaks during the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets the press in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025, after attending a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (C) attends the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized countries attend the second day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Group of Seven foreign ministers -- (from L) the European Union's Kaja Kallas, Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi, Britain's Yvette Cooper, France's Jean-Noel Barrot, Canada's Anita Anand, the United States' Marco Rubio, Germany's Johann Wadephul and Italy's Antonio Tajani -- pose for a photo on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

(from L) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper pose for a photo along with other Group of Seven foreign ministers on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

(from L) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper pose for a photo along with other Group of Seven foreign ministers on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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[Breaking News]G7 foreign ministers' meeting

LA MALBAIE, Canada, March 15 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, following a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya

LA MALBAIE, Canada, March 13 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks to reporters following talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in La Malbaie, Canada, on March 13, 2025, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting. (Kyodo)

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

(from L) Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, French Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani pose for a photo on the second day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on March 13, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) holds talks with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot as they hold talks on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference on March 14, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada, following a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attends the second day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on March 13, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

(from L) Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his British counterpart David Lammy pose for a photo on the second day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on March 13, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers' meeting

(clockwise from C, back) Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, U.S. Secreatary of State Marco Rubio, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of Italy, vice president of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, French Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya -- pose for a photo on the second day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on March 13, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks to reporters following talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in La Malbaie, Canada, on March 13, 2025, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks to reporters following talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in La Malbaie, Canada, on March 13, 2025, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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Japan foreign minister at G-7 meeting

Japan foreign minister at G-7 meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) shakes hands with her Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani during a welcome event on the first day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Capri, Italy, on April 17, 2024.

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Japan foreign minister at G-7 meeting

Japan foreign minister at G-7 meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) shakes hands with her Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug ahead of their talks in Capri, Italy, on April 17, 2024, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Iran condemns G7's "baseless" accusations

STORY: Iran condemns G7's "baseless" accusations SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman NASSER KANAANI's speech STORYLINE: Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday strongly condemned the "baseless" accusations leveled against Tehran by the Group of Seven (G7) as well as the British and Japanese ministers. He made the remarks in a statement that was posted on the website of the ministry, which was in response to a joint statement issued by the G7 foreign ministers and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Wednesday following a meeting in Japan, as well as another statement released by the foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Britain on Tuesday. The G7 and Japan-Britain statements hurled accusations at Iran about its nuclear activities and regional role, among other things. Kanaani reiterated that Iran's nucl

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna speaks to reporters following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023.

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the press following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023.

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Group of Seven foreign ministers hold an outreach talk with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (on screen) taking part on Nov. 8, 2023, the second day of their two-day gathering in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Group of Seven foreign ministers hold an outreach talk with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (on screen) taking part on Nov. 8, 2023, the second day of their two-day gathering in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023, after wrapping up a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023, after wrapping up a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023, after wrapping up a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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Over 100 Japanese rally as Japan hosts G7 foreign ministers' meeting over Gaza conflict

STORY: Over 100 Japanese rally as Japan hosts G7 foreign ministers' meeting over Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese citizens protested in central Tokyo 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): Demonstrator STORYLINE: More than 100 Japanese citizens protested in central Tokyo, where the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers met on Tuesday, condemning the bloc for escalating the crisis in Gaza while demanding its immediate action to call an end to the deadly Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza crisis is expected to top the agenda at the meeting scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at the Iikura House of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo. The meeting, chaired by Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, was also attended by top diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Waving banners with slogans that read "Stop the Attack on Gaza," "Cease Fire," and "Peace for Gaza," protesto

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023, after the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

G7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023, after the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R, front) and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L, front) attend the second-day session of a two-day Group of Seven trade ministers meeting in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023.

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G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa attend a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, following a two-day Group of Seven trade ministers meeting.

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G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

G7 trade ministers meeting in Osaka

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, following a two-day Group of Seven trade ministers meeting.

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