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Astronaut Furukawa to leave JAXA

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, 61, receives a bouquet at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2026, after announcing he will leave the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency the next day. A qualified doctor, Furukawa undertook two long-term missions at the International Space Station -- in 2011 and from 2023 to 2024 -- while employed by JAXA.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Ramadan Market - Syria

A street vendor sells nuts and dried fruits next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of al-Assad’s regime in al-Firdaws District of Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. This densely populated neighborhood in east of Aleppo which went through years of neglect and destruction as it was a stronghold of opposition forces, is recovering its vivacity in Ramadan. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan Market - Syria

A street vendor sells nuts and dried fruits next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of al-Assad’s regime in al-Firdaws District of Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. This densely populated neighborhood in east of Aleppo which went through years of neglect and destruction as it was a stronghold of opposition forces, is recovering its vivacity in Ramadan. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan Market - Syria

A street vendor sells juices next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of al-Assad’s regime in al-Firdaws District of Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. This densely populated neighborhood in east of Aleppo which went through years of neglect and destruction as it was a stronghold of opposition forces, is recovering its vivacity in Ramadan. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan Market - Syria

A street vendor sells juices next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of al-Assad’s regime in al-Firdaws District of Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. This densely populated neighborhood in east of Aleppo which went through years of neglect and destruction as it was a stronghold of opposition forces, is recovering its vivacity in Ramadan. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan Market - Syria

A street vendor sells nuts and dried fruits next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of al-Assad’s regime in al-Firdaws District of Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. This densely populated neighborhood in east of Aleppo which went through years of neglect and destruction as it was a stronghold of opposition forces, is recovering its vivacity in Ramadan. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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Ramadan At Damascus Gate - Jerusalem

Muslim worshipers march next to Israeli flags on the way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, towards the end of the fast on March 28, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan At Damascus Gate - Jerusalem

Muslim worshipers march next to Israeli flags on the way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, towards the end of the fast on March 28, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan At Damascus Gate - Jerusalem

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks next to Muslim worshipers at Damascus Gate on the way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, towards the end of the fast on March 28, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. On the background there are Israeli flags hung by Jewish settlers. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan At Damascus Gate - Jerusalem

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks next to Muslim worshipers at Damascus Gate on the way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, towards the end of the fast on March 28, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai (front), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, bows at the end of a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

MODEM President Francois Bayrou, French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

MODEM President Francois Bayrou, French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

MODEM President Francois Bayrou, French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renew Europe Meeting - Lille

French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer stands next to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and former Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne, MODEM President Francois Bayrou on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party's political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections, in Lille, northern France, on March 9, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardboard Box Reading "With Marine And Jordan" - Marseille

A cardboard box reading "with Marine and Jordan" lies on the ground next to a pile of chips at the end of the Rassemblement National (RN) election campaign launch meeting in Marseille, France on March 3, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People perform during a winter fishing event on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People catch fish on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People perform during a winter fishing event on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People perform during a winter fishing event on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a winter fishing event on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People fish on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People fish on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-DAQING-WINTER FISHING (CN)

(231227) -- DAQING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People fish on the frozen Lianhuan Lake in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 27, 2023. The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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H.K. protesters march ahead of vote on electoral package

HONG KONG, June 14 Kyodo - Pro-democracy protesters carry yellow umbrellas as they march through the streets of central Hong Kong on June 14, 2015, to support a veto of the government's electoral reform package. The controversial package, laying out how Hong Kong's next leader should be chosen, goes for debate at the legislature on June 17 and will be voted on by the end of the week.

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March.

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March.

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NTT Docomo to enter e-book business in FY 2010: president

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 7, 2010. Yamada said the company will enter the electronic book business by the end of fiscal 2010 through next March 31.

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Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 201-series train cars that East Japan Railway Co. plans to finish using by the end of next March.