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China: Residents Form Human Chain in Floodwater to Rescue Four People from Trapped Car

A group of residents waded into waist-deep floodwater in Pubei, Guangxi, on June 8, 2026, to rescue four people trapped inside a car during heavy rain. Using tools and their own bodies, they formed a human chain between the stranded vehicle and the roadside. The four occupants were pulled out one by one and brought to safety, after which the group pushed the car to the roadside.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan launches H3 rocket

People watch a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the first domestic rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan launches H3 rocket

People watch a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the first domestic rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Spain: Sagrada Família Lit Up in Spectacular Light Show After Historic Tower Blessing

On Wednesday, June 10, Pope Leo XIV presided over a solemn Mass inside Sagrada Familia in Barcelona before stepping outside to bless the newly completed tower. Standing at 172.5 meters, the tower makes Gaudí's iconic basilica the tallest Catholic church in the world. More than 9,000 people attended, including Spain's King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The ceremony concluded with a light show and drone display. The pope delivered the blessing from the Nativity facade and also spoke in Catalan.

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Philippines: Jollibee Restaurant Caught on Camera Collapsing After Mindanao Quake

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing at least 38 and injuring nearly 500 people. This video captures the moment a Jollibee restaurant in General Santos City collapses after the quake.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken on July 5, 2023, shows Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

People pose near Monterrey, Mexico, one of the host cities for the upcoming football World Cup, on June 4, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

People gather in front of a countdown clock in Monterrey, Mexico, one of the host cities for the upcoming football World Cup, on June 4, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Football: 2026 World Cup

People pose for a photo near Monterrey, Mexico, one of the host cities for the upcoming football World Cup, on June 6, 2026.

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Philippines: People Evacuate General Santos Airport Building After M7.8 Earthquake

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Monday at 7:37 a.m. local time, killing at least 37 people and causing buildings to collapse. Footage shows the moment the earthquake hit at General Santos International Airport, with people screaming, ducking down, and evacuating the building.

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RECAP: Powerful 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Kills Dozens in Southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Monday at 7:37 a.m. local time, killing at least 37 people and causing buildings to collapse.

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Spain: Fire Ravages Arcofrut Cooperative in Lleida, Prompting Evacuations

Firefighters brought a major blaze under control on Tuesday morning, June 9, at the Arcofrut fruit cooperative in Lleida, Spain, after it broke out late Monday night, June 8 and spread rapidly through the facility's exterior and two of its three warehouses. Four people suffered minor injuries, nearby residents were briefly evacuated over fears of an ammonia tank explosion, and authorities are investigating whether the fire was deliberately set after indications it may have started at two separate points.

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France: Hundreds Rally in Nice to Honor Lyhanna and Demand Justice for Child Victims

Hundreds of people gathered Monday evening, June 8 outside the courthouse in Nice to pay tribute to Lyhanna, an 11-year-old girl whose death in the Gers region has shocked France. Crowds bearing candles, flowers, and signs chanted "Protect our children," with speakers criticizing systemic failures in the justice system, as part of a nationwide wave of demonstrations held across France in her memory.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Philippines: Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao 4

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing dozens and injuring more than 200 people. In General Santos, where the damage was particularly severe, buildings collapsed and widespread destruction was reported.

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Philippines: Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao 3

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing dozens and injuring more than 200 people. In General Santos, where the damage was particularly severe, buildings collapsed and widespread destruction was reported.

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Philippines: Buildings Collapse as M7.8 Quake Strikes Mindanao

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing dozens and injuring more than 200 people. In General Santos, where the damage was particularly severe, buildings collapsed and widespread destruction was reported.

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US: Five Injured After Tent Collapses Amid WVU Baseball Game in West Virginia

At least five people were injured when powerful wind gusts caused a large tent to collapse on Randy's Ridge during a Super Regional baseball game at Kendrick Family Ballpark in Granville, West Virginia, on Saturday, June 6.

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Hydrangea flowers in Tokyo

Hydrangea flowers in Tokyo

People walk near hydrangea flowers fully blooming in Tokyo on June 7, 2026.

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37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

37th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Plainclothes and uniformed police officers escort people (C) into a police vehicle near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2026, as authorities tightened control and prevented memorial gatherings on the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

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Chile: Police Fire Water Cannons as Anti-Austerity March Turns Violent in Santiago

Thousands of students and teachers marched in Santiago on Wednesday, June 3, to protest President José Antonio Kast's austerity measures and education budget cuts. Police deployed water cannons and tear gas as the demonstration turned violent, leaving several people injured and at least a dozen arrested.

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Albania: Tirana Protesters Press Up Against Police Lines at Kushner Resort Rally

Thousands of people once again protested in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday June 3, against a controversial luxury resort development in the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on the country's southern coast, led by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm Affinity Partners.

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Asian black bear sighted in Fukushima

Asian black bear sighted in Fukushima

An Asian black bear is spotted on the premises of a company in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on June 2, 2026. Four people were injured in the bear's attacks the same day.

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Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

People hold Japan's national flag as members of the Japan men's national football team arrive on June 2, 2026, at the team's accommodation in Monterrey, Mexico, for their pre-World Cup camp.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

A man offers a prayer in front of a monument at a fixed observation point used by the media during coverage of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, the 35th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Candles are lit during a memorial event in front of the Unzen disaster memorial hall in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2026, to mark the 35th anniversary of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members offer prayers in front of a monument at a fixed observation point used by the media during coverage of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, the 35th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Firefighters offer flowers and silent prayers at a monument in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, marking the 35th anniversary of a deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Police officers from the Shimabara police station in Nagasaki Prefecture offer silent prayers at the former site of a volunteer fire brigade station in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, marking the 35th anniversary of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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Albania: Mass Protests in Tirana Against Kushner Resort in Vjosa-Narta Reserve

Thousands of people once again protested in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday June 3, against a controversial luxury resort development in the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on the country's southern coast, led by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm Affinity Partners.

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Albania: Police Use Water Cannon to Disperse Protesters in Tirana

Police used water cannon to disperse crowds in Tirana on Wednesday, June 3 as thousands of people protested against a controversial luxury resort development in the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on the country's southern coast, led by Affinity Partners, the firm of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak 3

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak 2

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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UK: Hundreds March Through Southampton Streets Demanding Justice for Henry Nowak

Protesters took to the streets of Southampton on Tuesday, June 2, angry over the police decision to arrest and handcuff 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying from a stab wound. The march, joined by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, turned violent as bricks were hurled at officers, leaving 11 police injured and two people arrested.

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35th anniversary of mountain disaster in Nagasaki

35th anniversary of mountain disaster in Nagasaki

Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa lays flowers at a monument on June 3, 2026, as the city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki marked the 35th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and reporters.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa (front row, far L) lays flowers at a monument on June 3, 2026, as the city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki marked the 35th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and reporters.

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Aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv

Aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv

Numerous holes are seen on the exterior of an apartment building where three people were killed in a Russian overnight attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026.

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Aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv

Aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv

Numerous holes are seen on a road near an apartment building where three people were killed in a Russian overnight attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026.

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Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Powerful typhoon hits Japan

People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on June 3, 2026, amid heavy rainfall and wind brought by typhoon Jangmi.

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Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Powerful typhoon hits Japan

People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on June 3, 2026, amid heavy rainfall and wind brought by typhoon Jangmi.

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Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Powerful typhoon hits Japan

Few people are seen at a shopping arcade in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on June 2, 2026, amid heavy rainfall brought by typhoon Jangmi.

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RECAP: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami, Leaving 16 Injured

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1. In Okinawa Prefecture, 16 people sustained minor injuries, including some who were knocked down by strong winds and others who were struck by shattered car windows.

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Japan: Deer Calmly Crosses Road at Zebra Crossing Alongside Pedestrians in Nara

On May 9, 2026, in Nara, Japan, a video captured a deer standing at a zebra crossing as people moved across the street around it. Rather than rushing or wandering off, the deer followed the flow of pedestrians and crossed the road in an orderly manner. It paused briefly on the crossing before continuing forward at a relaxed pace, walking beside the crowd as if it understood the traffic rules. The video ended with the deer slowly making its way across the zebra crossing together with the pedestrians.

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Rally of abductees' families

Rally of abductees' families

Families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago hold a rally in Tokyo on May 30, 2026, to call for their early return, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, attending.

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Rally of abductees' families

Rally of abductees' families

Families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago hold a rally in Tokyo on May 30, 2026, to call for their early return, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, attending.

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US: At Least 20 Injured After Two CTA Buses Crash in East Garfield Park, Chicago

A sedan ran a red light and struck a CTA bus in East Garfield Park, Chicago on Wednesday evening, May 27, causing it to collide with a second bus. At least 20 people were injured, with the bus driver left in critical condition.

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US: Arrests Made Outside Delaney Hall as ICE-Protester Standoff Enters Sixth Day

Two people were arrested late Tuesday outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, as confrontations between ICE agents and demonstrators entered a sixth day. The Department of Homeland Security said the pair were charged with assaulting federal officers, while the person who filmed this video claimed on social media that one of those arrested was a medic.

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[Breaking News]Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Fire trucks gather in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 25, 2026, after an emergency call reported a pungent smell and people coughing. At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported feeling ill, according to police. Surveillance footage showed a man spraying an unknown substance inside the facility before the call was made. (Kyodo)

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