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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on March 13, 2026.

Lebanon: Israeli Airstrike Hits Beirut Seafront, Killing Several

An Israeli airstrike struck the Ramlet al-Baida area along Beirut's seafront in the early hours of Thursday, March 12, killing at least seven people and wounding 21 others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Hundreds of displaced civilians had been sheltering at the beach after receiving Israeli evacuation warnings for Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon. Video shared on social media showed scenes of chaos along the promenade.

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Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missile Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto 2

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missile launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

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Japanese trade minister Akazawa

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 10, 2026.

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Japanese trade minister Akazawa

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 10, 2026.

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Japanese trade minister Akazawa

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 10, 2026.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama meets press after G7 talks

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on March 9, 2026, after an online meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers. The ministers discussed a possible coordinated release of oil reserves amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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Japan Foreign Minister Motegi urges Iran to exercise restraint

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry on March 9, 2026, after talking with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on the phone. Motegi urged Iran to exercise restraint amid the Middle Eastern country's escalating military clash with the United States and Israel.

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Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missiles Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missiles launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

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Japan health minister Ueno

Japanese health minister Kenichiro Ueno speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, announcing that the government has conditionally approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on March 2, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning holds a press conference in Beijing on March 2, 2026.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university. (Kyodo)

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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METI uses Toyota vehicle assembled in U.S.

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2026, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility vehicle built in the United States and imported to Japan to be used for the ministry's official duties.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 13, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 12, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 11, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 11, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 10, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 10, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 9, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 9, 2026.

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hina Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 9, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2026.

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China Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 22, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 21, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 21, 2026.

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Japan 2025 foreign visitors at record 42.7 mil.

Yasushi Kaneko, Japan's minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2026, announcing that foreign visitors to Japan reached an estimated record 42.7 million in 2025.

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Accident Near Adamuz Kills At Least 39 - Spain

Image of the area of the train accident with the wrecked train convoys. On 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying 300 people and covering the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Stopped trains and empty platforms at Santa Justa station in Seville. On 19 January 2026, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train with 300 people travelling on the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), causing the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of a hearse with one of the victims of the Adamuz railway accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Administration of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM