Two employees died in a shopping mall explosion in Kumamoto, Japan, after their employer ordered them to re-enter the damaged building to secure cash following a powerful earthquake. The company has since issued an apology.
US President Donald Trump commenced his state visit to China, met with elaborate ceremony including a troop review and a private meeting with President Xi Jinping. The discussions spanned nearly two hours.
Russian forces launched extensive missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, resulting in one fatality and numerous injuries, primarily in Kyiv where a residential building sustained severe damage. This assault follows a three-day ceasefire expiration, intensifying a series of attacks this week.
A Human Rights Watch investigation documented summary executions, rapes, and other atrocities committed by the M23 rebel group and Rwandan soldiers during their occupation of Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, in December. Civilians, including women and children, were targeted in door-to-door raids, with evidence pointing to widespread war crimes.
