Mass Evacuations as Intense Storm Leads to Deadly Floods in China
Heavy rain and damaging flash floods killed more than 20 people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes across seven Chinese provinces.
Soccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch
While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.
Interview With Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead model,” he said.
Bodies of Last 2 Missing Italian Divers Recovered in the Maldives
Experts have spent days conducting a complex search operation to find five divers who died on a trip to explore deep underwater caves in the Indian Ocean last week.
Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.
Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
Head of W.H.O. Defends Its Response to Ebola Outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said criticism of the World Health Organization may have reflected a “lack of understanding” about how the agency works.
Killing in Japan Stirs Fears of Tokuryu Crime Rings
Four teenage boys were arrested over the killing of a woman at her home. The police say they might have been directed by a new type of transient criminal network known as tokuryu.
James Roscoe, Deputy British Ambassador to the U.S., Leaves Job Abruptly
James Roscoe, a diplomat who previously worked for the royal family and at the United Nations, left his role without an immediate explanation.
Heavy Rain and Floods in China Kill at Least 22
China’s most intense storm this year set off damaging flash floods in seven provinces, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.