China: Toddler Falls Into Gap Between High-Speed Train and Platform at Nanjing South Station

A toddler accidentally fell into the narrow gap between a high-speed train and the platform at Nanjing South Station in Jiangsu Province, China on Saturday, March 14. According to reports, the train was scheduled to stop for only five minutes, but police officers acted quickly, reaching into the gap to rescue the toddler in time.

Japan: Crowds Gather Outside Parliament to Protest Iran War and Constitutional Revision

On Thursday, March 19, thousands of people gathered near Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo, waving light sticks to protest against the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as moves toward constitutional revision in Japan.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts in a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto hits a double in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees in Dunedin, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto hits a double in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees in Dunedin, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto hits a double in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees in Dunedin, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

US: Hawaii Braces for Another ‘Kona’ Storm Just Days After Historic Storm

Just four days after a powerful 'Kona' storm swept through Hawaii with flooding rains and winds exceeding 100 mph, a second Kona low arrived on Thursday, March 19, threatening renewed flooding across the already saturated islands. The new system was forecast to be weaker than the previous storm, but officials warned that the saturated ground significantly increased the risk of flash flooding and landslides.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami reacts after striking out swinging in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Glendale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Glendale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Glendale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami hits a single in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Glendale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in the team's spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in the team's spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in the team's spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in the team's spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 19, 2026.

31st anniversary of sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

31st anniversary of sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

Tokyo Metro employees observe a moment of silence at Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo at 8:10 a.m. on March 20, 2026, the time the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system took place exactly 31 years earlier, leaving 14 dead and over 6,000 injured. (Pool photo)

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a burned truck (L) being taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars dead.

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned truck (L) is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned truck is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- the truck, a trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

Multivehicle accident inside expressway tunnel in central Japan

A burned passenger car is taken out from a tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 20, 2026, after an accident involving four vehicles -- a truck, trailer and two passenger cars -- occurred inside the tunnel in the early hours of March 20, leaving five people in the passenger cars killed.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) attends a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son (L) chats with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa during a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) waves to guests alongside U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa (back, L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (back, R) attend a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) looks at U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) raises her fist while making a speech alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks alongside Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, L) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after making a speech during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) waves to guests alongside U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after making a speech during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets starter Kodai Senga (R) smiles after throwing four innings in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets starter Kodai Senga (C) is greeted by teammates after throwing four innings in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets starter Kodai Senga (C) is greeted by teammates after throwing four innings in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga starts in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.