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Colombia: Fallen Tree Snarls Traffic as Severe Thunderstorm Batters Bucaramanga

A powerful storm with heavy rain and hail struck Bucaramanga, Colombia, on Thursday, September 10, forcing organizers to suspend the "BucaraRock" music event for several hours. A fallen tree blocked lanes on the Bucaramanga-Girón highway, causing major traffic jams, and roughly an hour of heavy rain flooded several roads, mostly in the city's southern area.

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US: 2,977-Drone Light Show Honors 9/11 Victims Ahead of 25th Anniversary 2

A drone show illuminated New York Harbor on Wednesday, September 9, forming 2,977 lights into full-scale outlines of the Twin Towers. The tribute honored the victims of the 9/11 attacks, arriving two days ahead of the 25th anniversary.

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Slovenia: Thousands Protest Israeli Embassy Opening in Ljubljana 2

Thousands of protesters marched through Ljubljana as Israel opened a new embassy in the city, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and demanding the embassy's closure. The demonstration, organized by the group Iskra, drew an estimated 5,000 people, and coincided with a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sar.

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US: 2,977-Drone Light Show Honors 9/11 Victims Ahead of 25th Anniversary

A drone show illuminated New York Harbor on Wednesday, September 9, forming 2,977 lights into full-scale outlines of the Twin Towers. The tribute honored every victim of the 9/11 attacks, arriving two days ahead of the 25th anniversary.

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Slovenia: Thousands Protest Israeli Embassy Opening in Ljubljana

Thousands of protesters marched through Ljubljana as Israel opened a new embassy in the city, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and demanding the embassy's closure. The demonstration, organized by the group Iskra, drew an estimated 5,000 people, and coincided with a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sar.

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Japan: Rain Prompts Evacuation Orders in Gero as River Risks Overflow

Torrential rain continued to pound Japan's Tokai region on Wednesday, September 9, prompting evacuation orders for more than 12,000 residents in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, due to the potential overflow of the Hida River.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 9

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 104.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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RECAP: Record Rain Swamps Nagoya, Central Japan

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Nagoya, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the city. The capital of Aichi Prefecture recorded 104.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters. An underpass at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada subway station was completely flooded, with floodwater cascading down a staircase, and columns of water were seen shooting several stories into the air after floodwater pressure forced open manhole covers.

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Torrential rain hits central Japan

Torrential rain hits central Japan

People sit outside an entrance of a subway station in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2026, after subway services operated by the central Japan city were temporarily suspended due to heavy rain that hit the region.

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Torrential rain hits central Japan

Torrential rain hits central Japan

People sit outside an entrance of a subway station in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2026, after subway services operated by the central Japan city were temporarily suspended due to heavy rain that hit the region.

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Torrential rain hits central Japan

Torrential rain hits central Japan

Commuters walk along a road in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2026, as subway services operated by the central Japan city are temporarily suspended due to heavy rain that hit the region.

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Japan: Heavy Rain Water Pours Through Ceiling at Nagoya Subway Station

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services. This video shows a large amount of rainwater pouring down from the ceiling at Metro Heian-dori Station in Nagoya.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 3

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 4

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 5

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 7

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 6

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Water Gushes From Manholes Amid Record Rainfall in Nagoya

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Footage from Nagoya, which recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, showed water gushing forcefully out of manholes.

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Japan: Water Gushes From Manholes Amid Record Rainfall in Nagoya 2

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Footage from Nagoya, which recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, showed water gushing forcefully out of manholes.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall 2

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Japan: Tokai Region Battered by Torrential Rain, Nagoya Sees Record Hourly Rainfall

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads across the area. Nagoya recorded 101.5 millimeters of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever recorded in the city, and the downpour forced widespread train suspensions that stranded commuters, including a temporary halt to Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto heads to the field to take his position in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after hitting a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto heads to the field to take his position in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after hitting a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 4, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (C) of the Toronto Blue Jays is interviewed after a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays strikes a pose after hitting an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with first base coach Mark Budzinski after hitting an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays attempts to stretch an RBI double into a triple in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto (L) of the Toronto Blue Jays attempts to stretch an RBI double into a triple in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI double in the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Royals

Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 5, 2026.

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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

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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US: Lightning Flashes Light Up Sky During Severe Storm in New Jersey 2

RESTRSevere storms swept through the New York City area and New Jersey on Tuesday night, September 1, prompting a severe thunderstorm warning for Staten Island, Brooklyn and parts of New Jersey, along with a tornado warning in Burlington County, though no touchdown was reported. This video shows flashes of lightning lighting up the sky in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the storm system passed through the area.

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