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China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

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US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

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UK: Protesters Gather Outside Glasgow Hampden Park Ahead Of Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifier Versus Israel

Protesters gathered outside Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow on Friday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier match between Scotland and Israel to protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

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UK: Pro-Palestine Protest In Glasgow Ahead Of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, February 27, ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on March 1, protesting against the participation of Israeli athletes.

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Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't"

STORY: Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't" DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of IDF activities in Gaza 2. various of IDF strikes in Gaza 3. various of striking of the targets by the IDF STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, an opposition leader and former defense minister, announced on Wednesday in a joint statement the formation of "an emergency unity government" and a war cabinet. The move brings Gantz's centrist party of National Unity to sit together with Netanyahu's ultranationalist-religious coalition government. Under the agreement, the war cabinet will consist of three members: Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Gantz, who was also a former chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Gadi Eizenkot, a lawmaker with the National Unity, also a former IDF chief, will act as an observer. Netanyahu agreed not to advance any bills unrelated to the o

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Koizumi explains emergency bills to governors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains three bills designed to prepare Japan for a possible military attack at a meeting with prefectural governors at his office June 12. He is flanked by Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani (L) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from L).

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Civic groups demand emergency bills be scrapped

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civil groups hold a rally near the Diet building to call for the scrapping of three emergency bills which a House of Representatives special panel began to discuss May 7.

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(2)Lower house panel begins discussing emergency law

TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo - Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani answers opposition questions May 7 as a House of Representatives special committee began discussing three bills governing Japan's reactions to a foreign military attack.

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(1)Lower house panel begins discussing emergency law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi answers opposition questions May 7 as a House of Representatives special committee began discussing three bills governing Japan's reactions to a foreign military attack. The three bills consist of one for a new law specifying measures to deal with armed attacks, one for revision of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Law and one for the establishment of the Security Council of Japan.

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(1)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches as Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani takes the rostrum in the House of Representatives to introduce a package of three bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack. The legislation is aimed at defining the decision-making process in the government in the event of a foreign attack or the imminent threat of one and giving the premier and the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) greater powers to deal with such an attack.

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(2)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups line the street near the Diet building April 26 to register opposition to a package of three bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack introduced to the national legislature by the government of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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SDP leader Doi says emergency law should be abolished

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), speaks at a news conference April 17. She said that three bills the government has written on governing Japan's response to a foreign military attack must be abolished.

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Cabinet endorses emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) is flanked by Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (R) at a special cabinet meeting he called April 16 to act on three bills on Japan's response to a foreign military attack.

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Opponents parade to protest against emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups and labor unions march in downtown Tokyo on April 16 to register their opposition to three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack.

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Opponents of emergency bills hold rallies

TOKYO, Japan - Opponents of three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack on Japan hold rallies near the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16. About 600 people, including members of civic groups and labor unions, took part in one rally, denouncing the bills drafted by the government as being ''against the Constitution.''

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Opponents parade to protest against emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups and labor unions march in downtown Tokyo on April 16 to register their opposition to three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack.

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Civic groups demand emergency bills be scrapped

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civil groups hold a rally near the Diet building to call for the scrapping of three emergency bills which a House of Representatives special panel began to discuss May 7.