Japan has – for the first time – issued a warning about an increased risk of a “major earthquake” striking in the near future. The advisory was issued on Thursday night local time, telling people to be alert but not to evacuate. It also stressed that the warning did not mean a large earthquake was … Read more
Incident is the third this month and took place as Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Pyongyang. South Korea’s military has said it fired warning shots after several North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border, the third such incident this month. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the incident occurred on Thursday when the … Read more
The Chinese government has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning and evacuated more than 100,000 people as rain continues to lash the south of the country. Beijing raised the alert on Tuesday as ongoing storms threatened to worsen already massive flooding in Guangdong province. Four people were reported killed over the weekend, while 10 others are … Read more