TOKYO — At least four people have died in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Monday, according to local authorities. The earthquake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), around 42 kilometers (26 miles) northeast of Anamizu in Ishikawa prefecture, according to
COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO — U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval battle occurred around 0330 GMT on Sunday as the attackers sought to board the Singapore-flagged
AMERICAN FORK — Two schools, 7,000 miles apart. Two years ago, students in Mr. Dye's world history class were part of a cultural exchange program with kids in Gaza. "Our students had a chance to chat with these children in Gaza, get to know each other," said Brigham Dye, a world history teacher at American
WASHINGTON — The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and an unknown number were buried under rubble during the
MEXICO CITY — Mexican and U.S. officials have agreed to work together more closely to tackle record migration at their shared border, the countries' governments said in a joint statement on Thursday, a day after high-level talks on stemming record numbers. Following a visit to Mexico by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the countries
HOUSTON — This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel. With SpaceX's Mars rocket erupting into a ball of flames over the ocean (twice) and a spacecraft swinging by Earth to drop off pieces of an asteroid that could contain solar system secrets — some events felt ripped
RIO DE JANEIRO — The death of a young Brazilian fan who fell ill at a concert by U.S. singer Taylor Swift in sweltering Rio de Janeiro last month was due to heat exhaustion, police said on Wednesday. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, collapsed at the Nilton Santos Stadium on Nov. 17 while attending the first
SEOUL, South Korea — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" has died, South Korea's emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead in a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said. Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza's main telecom provider announced another "complete interruption" of services in the besieged territory. The military's announcement of the new battle zone threatens further destruction
