An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to ​thousands of homes, stopping rail services and triggering warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks.

The quake knocked out power to thousands of homes, stopped rail services and triggered warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks.

The crowded Hakata JR station in Fukuoka, southern Japan, after Kyushu Shinkansen operations were suspended due to an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1, which, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency,

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological

By IntelliNews Tel Aviv bureau Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present US President Donald Trump with intelligence indicating that Iran has transferred nuclear centrifuges to the 'Pickaxe Mountain' facility,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who landed in the US some time ago will likely press Trump regarding the topic of 'regime change' in Iran. Meanwhile, Iran has once again made its feelings about the Strait of Hormuz clear,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States on Monday (July 27) ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump. His visit comes days after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for Netanyahu's arrest over the war in Gaza.

Trump and Netanyahu's meeting will be the first since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran which prompted the war. Meanwhile, Washington has confirmed a new round of Israeli-Lebanese talks. Follow DW for more.

PARIS—Record-setting wildfires continue to blaze out of control across swaths of France and Spain, threatening urban areas ahead of a new heat wave expected later this week. In France, hot weather and dried out vegetation have fueled fires that by Monday had spread across more than 285,

Firefighters were racing to contain wildfires across Spain and France on Monday ahead of a new wave of extreme temperatures that forecasters warned would worsen conditions and potentially start new blazes.

France and Spain are preparing for even higher temperatures, after wildfires driven by an intense heatwave forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people over the past week. Fires in south-west France and central Spain remained largely stable overnight into Monday as firefighters’ efforts to stop the blazes from advancing towards Bordeaux and Madrid were helped by light rainfall.

Firefighters are tackling fresh blazes while others have been contained, and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee. A new heat wave forecast to hit Europe could make conditions worse.

At least one shot was fired outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto early on July 27 but there were no injuries, police said.

Shots were fired early Monday at the US consulate in Toronto but no one was injured, Canadian police said, the second shooting near the diplomatic compound in four months. An officer guarding the consulate “heard the sound of a gunshot in the vicinity here where he was stationed” at about 4:45 am,

The US Consulate in Toronto was targeted by gunfire again early Monday, with police launching a manhunt after a vehicle sped away from the scene. The latest incident comes just over four months after the diplomatic mission was first attacked in a similar shooting.

No suspects have been identified, said Canadian police, who confirmed their counterterrorism unit is involved in the investigation Shots were fired early on Monday at the US consulate in Toronto, Canadian police said,

Ahead of the meeting, Zelensky has warned that Russia has been aiding Iran as the war persists by capturing satellite imagery of US bases in the Gulf region that later appear in Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump and attend the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral

Zelenskyy and Netanyahu both plan to meet with President Trump while in D.C. to attend Lindsey Graham's funeral. (Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are both expected in Washington on Tuesday for a memorial service for the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham,

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.

Iran conflict, mediators hope that a temporary agreement to reopen the strait would accelerate talks for a more concrete deal.

The battle over the Strait of Hormuz has entered a new phase as Iran and Oman hold high-level talks on the future of commercial shipping through one of the world's most strategic waterways. The negotiations come after Iran warned it would not allow oil shipments destined for the United States,

The talks focused on 'common principles and operational mechanisms' for ensuring the safe passage of shipping through the strait while respecting the sovereign rights of Iran and Oman.