Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team arrive on June 2, 2026, at their accommodation in Monterrey, Mexico, ahead of their pre-World Cup camp.

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Yuto Nagatomo of the Japan men's national football team, arrives on June 2, 2026, at the team's accommodation in Monterrey, Mexico, ahead of their pre-World Cup camp.

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Football: Japan players arrive in Mexico

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan men's national football team, arrives on June 2, 2026, at the team's accommodation in Monterrey, Mexico, ahead of their pre-World Cup camp.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Yuto Nagatomo of the Japan men's national football team poses for group photos at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of the team's departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Yuto Nagatomo of the Japan men's national football team is seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team and manager Hajime Moriyasu (C, front) attend a ceremony at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on June 2, 2026, marking the squad's departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan men's national football team, is seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of the team's departure for pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan men's national football team, waves at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of the team's departure for pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Yuto Nagatomo (C) of the Japan men's national football team is seen with his team members at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of the team's departure for pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team and manager Hajime Moriyasu pose for photos at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan men's national football team, speaks at a ceremony at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on June 2, 2026, marking the squad's departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team are seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team are seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team are seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team are seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Football: Japan players departing for Mexico

Members of the Japan men's national football team are seen at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026, ahead of their departure for a pre-World Cup camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki smiles after pitching against Chicago White Sox minor leaguers in a pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2026.

China: Rare Pre-Dawn Hailstorm Startles Residents in Kunming

On March 6, 2026, an unusual pre-dawn hailstorm struck Kunming, Yunnan, jolting residents awake with a sudden roar. Countless ice pellets hammered the ground and rooftops, their sharp clatter echoing through the silent early morning streets. The storm lasted roughly 20 minutes, blanketing surfaces in white.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura and Akari Fukunishi, marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026, while other members of the team are shown taking part in a pre-recorded message on a large screen in the back.

Canada: Iranian-Canadians Gather in Montreal After Reports of Khamenei’s Death

Thousands of Iranian-Canadians rallied in downtown Montreal to celebrate U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran, including reports of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death. The march, which stretched several hundred metres, featured dancing and chants for the end of the Islamic Republic. Protesters waved pre-revolutionary 'Lion and Sun' flags and carried posters of opposition leader Reza Pahlavi.

Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Tadese Takele does a pre-celebration before crossing the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon for the second consecutive year on March 1, 2026, in Tokyo.

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

March For Iran - Paris

March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM