An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northeastern Japan around Thursday noon, Kyodo News reported, citing the country's weather agency. No tsunami warning issued.
The 12:16 p.m. quake registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The focus of the quake was located off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, about 40 kilometres underground.
Trump, Greenland, Denmark sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.
US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.
Trump urges compete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for complete economic isolation of Iran, showing no intention to resume talks at the UN General Assembly but saying he believed a deal would be done after the US midterm elections in November.
Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda
Donald Trump is set for a whirlwind schedule of meetings with leaders from four continents at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, against the backdrop of the wars in Ukraine and Iran that show no signs of abating.
Student opens fire outside school in Turkey, 11 pupils wounded
A student opened fire in front of their high school in Turkey's western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said.
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