A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher surges, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea...

MPs gather in the House of Commons ahead of the second vote on the emergency Rwanda migrant deportation bill in London, United Kingdom, December 12, 2023...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) looks on as Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference at the G20 summit on November 16, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia...

The HMNZS Aotearoa departs to provide disaster relief and assistance to Tonga, from Auckland, New Zealand, January 18, 2022...

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard lifts up from the launch pad, at the Europe’s Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on December 25, 2021...

A US-based film distribution company has acquired the rights to Iranian film Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness for release in the United States...

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee (File photo) South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y...

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee speaks during a news conference at the company’s office building in Seoul, South Korea, on May 6, 2020...

The file photo shows an island, part of the Kuril archipelago under Russian control, as seen from the Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck in Rausu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan...

Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet, revealing features as small as 30 kilometers (18 miles) across...