There are reports of at least one fatality after the 7.1-magnitude quake on the island of Kyushu. Nearly 50,000 homes were left without power.

The dismissal of Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky came days after the Ukrainian president fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

An intensifying cycle of violence has left at least three U.S. service members dead since the resumption of hostilities a week ago.

After pro-democracy protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing cracked down on freedom of speech, and restrictions have continued to tighten.