New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez cuts the ribbon flanked by Qatari officials and Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and new Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam during the inauguration of the 24th edition of the global exhibition for internal state security - MILIPOL PARIS 2025, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord-Villepinte exhibition centre in Villepinte, suburb of Paris on November 18, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez cuts the ribbon flanked by Qatari officials and Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and new Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam during the inauguration of the 24th edition of the global exhibition for internal state security - MILIPOL PARIS 2025, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord-Villepinte exhibition centre in Villepinte, suburb of Paris on November 18, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

Laurent Nunez inaugurates MILIPOL PARIS 2025 - Villepinte

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez cuts the ribbon flanked by Qatari officials and Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and new Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam during the inauguration of the 24th edition of the global exhibition for internal state security - MILIPOL PARIS 2025, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord-Villepinte exhibition centre in Villepinte, suburb of Paris on November 18, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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.

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Polish Minister Marcin Kierwinski Holds Press Conference - Poland

Minister Marcin Kierwinski's conference on the meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany on security in the Baltic Sea region Photo by Mateusz Bialczyk/arena akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is set to become internal affairs and communications minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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.

Takaichi's LDP leadership election win reported in China

Takaichi's LDP leadership election win reported in China

A large monitor in Beijing shows on Oct. 4, 2025, news of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election earlier in the day.

Takaichi's LDP leadership election win reported in China

Takaichi's LDP leadership election win reported in China

A large monitor in Beijing shows on Oct. 4, 2025, news of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election earlier in the day.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025, following Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025, following Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

A copy of an extra edition of newspaper is handed out in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025, following former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election earlier in the day.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

A copy of an extra edition of newspaper is handed out in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025, following former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election earlier in the day.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of her campaign after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of her campaign after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press in Uruma in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 4, 2025, following former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi are pictured in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Yokosuka, his constituency, on Oct. 4, 2025, after he lost to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote. (Pool photo)

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi are pictured in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Yokosuka, his constituency, on Oct. 4, 2025, after he lost to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi after beating him in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Standing behind them is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi after beating him in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C,R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, L) and four other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Takaichi won the election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C,R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, L) and four other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Takaichi won the election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C) speaks at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi casts her ballot in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi casts her ballot in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi casts her vote in the first round of voting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi casts her vote in the first round of voting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election.

[Breaking News]Takaichi announces bid for LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, formally announcing her candidacy for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)