The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Won the Japan Series — They Defeated the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Four Games.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball Japan Series, defeating the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games
East Asia
Cyclone Arnab Made Landfall in Andhra Pradesh — The Very Severe Storm Killed at Least Three and Damaged Homes and Farmland.
Cyclone Arnab, classified as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm by the India Meteorological Department, made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone Arnab Approached India’s East Coast as a Very Severe Storm — Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Prepared for Landfall Within 24 Hours With Gusts Up to 150 km/h.
Cyclone Arnab, classified as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm by the India Meteorological Department, was advancing toward the east coast
Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Visit to China — He Crossed a New Bridge and Toured Sites on His First Trip Abroad in a Year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unannounced surprise visit to China — his first trip outside North Korea
Typhoon Champi Brushes Taiwan — Schools and Offices Closed; Hundreds of Flights Canceled as the Storm Moved Toward Japan.
Typhoon Champi moved past Taiwan with enough force to close schools and offices and cancel hundreds of flights, but without
Two Haryana Gangsters Wanted in India for Murder Were Detained in Las Vegas After a Tip from Indian Police.
Two gangsters from Haryana, India — Himanshu Bhau and Neeraj Faridpuria — wanted in India on charges including murder and
A Magnitude 7 Earthquake in Tibet Killed at Least 16 People and Collapsed Homes in Nagqu.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Nagqu area of Tibet, killing at least 16 people and collapsing homes across the
South Korea Withdraws More Embassy Staff from Ukraine After North Korean Soldier Dispute.
South Korea withdrew additional embassy personnel from Kyiv following a dispute with Ukraine over the handling of captured North Korean
Japan Launches the Martian Moons Mission — Spacecraft Aims to Return Phobos Samples by 2031.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its Martian Moons eXploration mission — MMX — aimed at collecting samples from Phobos,
Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar Hold Talks in Mumbai on Trade and Defense.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Mumbai for talks covering a U.S.-India trade