Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the quake was centered, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi Prefecture, in Shikoku island, shortly after the quake struck at 9:19 p.m. local time, according to the agency.

One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America's closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it'd be the first Trump would pick a fight with.

President Joe Biden spoke with the families of three Americans detained in Afghanistan 2022, and emphasized his commitment to bringing home Americans wrongfully held overseas, the White House said.

During his three-month trial, Caroline Darian testified that she believes she was also a victim of her father's sick scheme and identified herself as the nude, unconscious woman who appeared in two pictures on his computer.

Elephants 'react extremely' to perceived threats when in a state of captivity.

Action rather than rhetoric would have saved more lives says Senate Foreign Relations Chairman.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said the country would respond to Washington's 'hostile' actions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's priorities ahead of meeting with President-elect Donald Trump are ensuring Ukraine never joins NATO and that the military alliance pulls back some of its deployments in eastern Europe, according to a new report.

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White House press release said.

Two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia were captured by Ukrainian troops this week, giving officials "irrefutable evidence" that the two countries are allied in the war against Ukraine, officials announced on Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a high-level delegation to Doha to help seal a hostage and cease-fire deal, according to reports.

Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon's army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.

A close-to-century-old mystery surrounding a skull thought to belong to Cleopatra's murdered sister has been solved.

The guests did not have an easy ride back from the pub once they were rescued.

South Korean officials sent the voice recorder to be analyzed at an NTSB lab in the US after they discovered data was missing.

Mauro Morandi lived alone on a 0.62-square-mile slab of land in the Mediterranean Sea for 32 years.

Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term.

The Holy Father said fake news 'undermines people’s sense of security, and compromises civil coexistence and the stability of entire nations.'

South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last week.

Trump's repeated warning that "all hell will break out" should Hamas not release all remaining hostages before he takes office is an example of how he "speaks like a Middle Easterner," Israeli and Palestinian officials and experts told The Post.