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Mount Fuji eruption could cripple Tokyo infrastructure, Japan warns

A potential eruption of Mount Fuji could severely disrupt critical infrastructure in Japan, with volcanic ash posing a significant threat to backup power systems, according to new findings reported by NHK.

05 Apr 2026-09:29
US rescues airman as Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline

The United States has rescued an airman who had been missing after one of two warplanes was reportedly downed in Iran, according to two U.S. officials.

05 Apr 2026-09:03
Senegal celebrates 66th independence anniversary with grand civil-military parade

Senegal on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of its independence with celebrations held across the country, highlighted by a grand civil-military parade presided over by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the central city of Thies, about 70 km east of the country's capital, Dakar.

04 Apr 2026-23:02
Russia warns of rising nuclear risk after U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr plant

The risk of a nuclear incident is on the rise following a U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said Saturday.

04 Apr 2026-22:10
At least 1 dead, 47 injured in incident at stadium in Peru's capital

At least one person died and 47 others were injured Friday night in an incident at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru's capital here, authorities said.

04 Apr 2026-21:22
77 killed, 137 injured in rain-related incidents in Afghanistan

Flash floods caused by torrential rains have claimed 77 lives and left 137 others injured across Afghanistan, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a statement on Saturday.

04 Apr 2026-21:09
Drone strike targets U.S. company offices at oilfield in S. Iraq

An unidentified drone targeted the offices belonging to a U.S. company at an oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra on Saturday, causing material damage and a fire, a police source said.

04 Apr 2026-20:37
How a Chinese mechanic builds a world-beating motorcycle

In a rainy day in 2006, 19-year-old motorcycle mechanic Zhang Xue rode 100 kilometers through muddy mountainous roads in China's Hunan Province, shivering in soaked clothes, to intercept a television crew.

04 Apr 2026-20:24
Cameroon's parliament approves bill to reintroduce vice president post

Cameroon's parliament on Saturday approved a bill to reintroduce the post of vice president in the Central African nation.

04 Apr 2026-20:12
China tests world’s first megawatt hydrogen turboprop engine in landmark flight

China has successfully completed the world’s first test flight of a megawatt-class hydrogen-powered turboprop engine, marking a significant milestone in the race to develop low-carbon aviation technologies.

04 Apr 2026-19:59