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China: Golden Retriever Meets Spotted Seal at Sea

On September 18, 2026, on Dachangshan Island in Dalian, Liaoning, a golden retriever met a spotted seal named Nana, a national first-class protected animal in China. The seal slowly swam toward the dog and raised its head for a closer look. The golden retriever appeared surprised and remained almost motionless in the water. The video ends with a group of beachgoers filming the spotted seal, as it was a rare sight.

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Mexico: Category 5 Hurricane Polo Brings Gusty Wind, Rain to Pacific Coast

Hurricane Polo rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. As of Tuesday evening, Polo was located about 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo. Residents in Guerrero and Michoacán remained on alert, bracing for heavy rain, flooding, damaging winds and storm surge.

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China: Massive Landslide Hits Mountainside in Sichuan

On September 16, 2026, a landslide in Shidaguan Village, Diexi Town, Maoxian County, Sichuan, sent huge boulders, mud and debris crashing down a mountainside onto National Highway 213. The landslide blocked the highway's K2029+200 section, disrupting traffic in the area. Local authorities had identified the risk through prior patrols and had already evacuated residents and put traffic controls in place.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Japanese actor Keiko Toda sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Japanese actor Keiko Toda sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and manager Dave Roberts celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, to announce their ice show national tour next year.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026, to announce their ice show national tour next year.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026. They announced the same day that they will hold a national tour of their ice show next year.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026. They announced the same day that they will hold a national tour of their ice show next year.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2026. They announced the same day that they will hold a national tour of their ice show next year.

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US: Storms Batter Iowa State University Campus Amid Tornado Threat

Heavy wind and rain lashed the Iowa State University campus in Ames on Monday night as severe thunderstorms moved across Iowa, prompting a tornado watch for the Des Moines metro area and western Iowa. The National Weather Service warned of possible tornadoes, damaging winds up to 80 mph and large hail as the storms swept through the region.

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Japan: Weather Front Brings Widespread Downpours, Prompting Rain Alerts

On Monday, September 14, heavy downpours fell across a wide swath of Japan from Tohoku to Kyushu, as weather fronts moved through the area, prompting Level 2 and 3 rain alerts in some areas. In Akita Prefecture, 69.0 millimeters of rain was recorded in an hour.

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Japan emperor, empress visit exhibition on Rembrandt

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at an artwork at an exhibition titled "Rembrandt the Etcher: His Challenges and His Impact" at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026. (Pool Photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit exhibition on Rembrandt

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at an artwork at an exhibition titled "Rembrandt the Etcher: His Challenges and His Impact" at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026. (Pool Photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit exhibition on Rembrandt

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako look at an artwork at an exhibition titled "Rembrandt the Etcher: His Challenges and His Impact" at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2026. (Pool Photo)

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Spain: Leftists and Far-Right Clash in Barcelona Ahead of Catalonia’s National Day

Left-wing pro-independence and anti-fascist demonstrators rallied outside Barcelona's Fossar de les Moreres on Thursday, September 10, opposing a gathering by the far-right party Aliança Catalana on the eve of Catalonia's National Day. Police separated the two groups, and several people were arrested amid the clashes.

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US: Arrests Made at Anti-Trump Protest During GOP Convention in Dallas

At least two people were arrested during a protest in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, September 10, as demonstrators marched against the Trump administration's immigration policies and ICE enforcement actions during the Republican Party's midterm national convention.

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Basketball: National Sports Festival

ODAWARA, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Yuta Tabuse (4) of Akita dribbles past some Yamaguchi defenders during a boys' division basketball game at the Autumn National Sports Festival at Odawara Sports Center Gymnasium in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 1998.

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Basketball: National high school invitational tourney

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Yuta Tabuse (13) of Noshiro Technical High School scores in the second half of a basketball game against Fukushima Technical High School during the final of the national high school invitational tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 28, 1996.

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Basketball: National high school invitational tourney

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Yuta Tabuse (4) of Noshiro Technical High School shoots past a defender in the first half of a basketball game against Funabashi Municipal High School during the final of the national high school invitational tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 28, 1998.

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Australia's Ambassador to Japan holds a press conference

Australia's Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 9, 2026.

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US: Hurricane Lowell Approaches Hawaii, Bringing Strong Winds and High Surf 4

Hurricane Lowell approached Kauai as a Category 2 storm on Monday, September 7, prompting Hawaii to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Kauai and Niihau were under a hurricane warning, while Oahu was under a tropical storm warning and a high surf warning, as strong winds and dangerous surf spread across the islands.

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78th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Citizens hold up national flags in front of a monument erected to commemorate the 78th anniversary of North Korea's founding on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the anniversary.

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US: Hurricane Lowell Approaches Hawaii, Bringing Strong Winds and High Surf 3

Hurricane Lowell approached Kauai as a Category 2 storm on Monday, September 7, prompting Hawaii to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Kauai and Niihau were under a hurricane warning, while Oahu was under a tropical storm warning and a high surf warning, as strong winds and dangerous surf spread across the islands.

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US: Hurricane Lowell Approaches Hawaii, Bringing Strong Winds and High Surf 2

Hurricane Lowell approached Kauai as a Category 2 storm on Monday, September 7, prompting Hawaii to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Kauai and Niihau were under a hurricane warning, while Oahu was under a tropical storm warning and a high surf warning, as strong winds and dangerous surf spread across the islands.

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US: Hurricane Lowell Approaches Hawaii, Bringing Strong Winds and High Surf

Hurricane Lowell approached Kauai as a Category 2 storm on Monday, September 7, prompting Hawaii to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Kauai and Niihau were under a hurricane warning, while Oahu was under a tropical storm warning and a high surf warning, as strong winds and dangerous surf spread across the islands.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued as Storms Hit Central Alabama

Severe storms brought torrential rain, damaging winds, and hail to central and east-central Alabama on Monday, September 7. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings as the storms downed trees across the area.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Flooding Across Central, Southern Utah Counties 2

Storms swept central and southern Utah on Monday, August 31, bringing hail, heavy rainfall, and flooding. Flash flood warnings were issued for the area, including Zion National Park and the Escalante River.

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UK: Climate Activists Disrupt Farage’s Speech at Reform Conference

Climate activists from groups including Climate Resistance repeatedly disrupted Nigel Farage's keynote speech at the Reform UK annual conference in Birmingham on Friday, September 4. They unfurled banners reading "Reform works for billionaires" before being removed by security.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) and South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Japan ambassador to S. Korea visits assembly chief

Japan's Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima (L) shakes hands with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong Sik ahead of their talks in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2026.

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US: Downed Tree Sparks Fire After Knocking Out Power Line During Michigan Storm

Severe storms battered southeast Michigan, including Detroit, on Wednesday, September 2, with torrential rain and hail, prompting tornado warnings across the region. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Marysville in St. Clair County. This video shows a downed tree that knocked out a power line at a home in Monroe County, which then caught fire during the storm.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

Hikone Mayor Issei Tajima (front row, 4th from L) celebrates with the western Japan city's popular mascot Hikonyan at the city government headquarters in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2026, after a Japanese government council selected Hikone Castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

File photo taken in May 2025 shows Hikone Castle in Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Japan on Sept. 3, 2026, selected the castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

People visit Hikone Castle in Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 3, 2026. Japan the same day selected the castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

File photo taken in May 2025 shows Hikone Castle in Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Japan on Sept. 3, 2026, selected the castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

File photo taken in May 2025 shows Hikone Castle in Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Japan on Sept. 3, 2026, selected the castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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US: Flash Floods Shut Down Zion National Park in Utah

Flash flooding closed roads, trails and slot canyons across Zion National Park on Monday, with the Virgin River surging to its fifth-highest recorded level, while separate flash flood warnings hit the Escalante River and nearby Utah counties amid heavy rain.

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US: Flash Floods Shut Down Zion National Park in Utah 2

Flash flooding closed roads, trails and slot canyons across Zion National Park on Monday, with the Virgin River surging to its fifth-highest recorded level, while separate flash flood warnings hit the Escalante River and nearby Utah counties amid heavy rain.

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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty

Police officers stand guard near the High Court in Hong Kong on Sept. 2, 2026, ahead of a hearing for Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. Wong pleaded guilty to a charge of collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, under a Beijing-imposed law.

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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty

Police officers patrol near the High Court in Hong Kong on Sept. 2, 2026, ahead of a hearing for Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. Wong pleaded guilty to a charge of collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, under a Beijing-imposed law.

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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty

A vehicle carrying Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrives at the High Court in Hong Kong on Sept. 2, 2026. Wong pleaded guilty to a charge of collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, under a Beijing-imposed law.