Typhoon Dujuan killed at least two people in Japan, with the BBC reporting four deaths, as landslides, flooding and high winds hit Tokyo and nearby prefectures. The storm prompted mass evacuation advisories, power outages, flight cancellations and major event closures before moving away from the coast.
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G7 foreign ministers condemned Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and civilian shipping while calling on Iran to stop arming and supporting the Yemeni group. The warning comes amid intensified fighting along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the displacement of more than 120,000 people.
Twenty countries and the European Union called for stronger global oversight of advanced AI, including possible creation of an international body to set standards and verify compliance. The United States, China and the United Kingdom did not sign the declaration.
Britain will provide time-limited air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets defending against Houthi missile and drone attacks. The mission is expected to use one RAF Voyager aircraft based in Cyprus and begin in the coming days.
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Vincent Bajinya, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences linked to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Prosecutors allege he directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others.
UN special rapporteur Ben Saul said U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific may constitute crimes against humanity. The United States says the operation targets narco-trafficking vessels, but the report says the attacks are not justified under international law.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned it would use new weapons and expand the war’s geography if the U.S. attacks again. Trump said he is weighing escalation, economic pressure or a deal, while also signaling openness to meeting Iran’s president at the U.N.
Ten lions were found dead in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area in a suspected poisoning, wildlife officials said. Authorities have opened an investigation as East Africa faces wider concerns over human-wildlife conflict and suspected poisonings of large animals.