A primary school in northern Tokyo has been evacuated on Friday after a fire broke out in the music room on the fourth floor, Japanese media reported.
Several students sustained injuries from smoke inhalation, public broadcaster NHK reported.
When the blaze started, there were about 300 students and staff at the Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School, NHK said.
Switzerland says US-Iran talks planned for Friday are off
Talks that had been planned for Friday between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement.
US lifts naval blockade on Iranian ports
The US military has lifted its blockade of maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas.
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 896
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 896, including 232 deaths, government data showed late on Thursday.
US, Iran sign interim ceasefire agreement
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an interim agreement aimed at ending the war on Wednesday.
First tankers cross strait after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon
Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies.
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