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Japan is battling its worst forest fire in three decades, which has claimed one life and forced the evacuation of over a thousand residents. Since the blaze erupted on Wednesday, it has scorched approximately 1,800 hectares in the Ōfunato Forest.
Japan's disaster management agency on Sunday called for additional firefighters across the country to assist in combating a forest fire that continues to spread in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate.
Nearly 1,700 firefighters from around 450 departments across the country have been deployed to combat the blaze, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
The fire has spread across a vast area, intensifying in the northern and western parts of central Sanriku-chō Ryōiri, expanding by approximately 400 hectares since the previous morning.
Air and ground operations are underway to contain the blaze as thick smoke from the forest drifts toward residential areas. A total of six self-defense force helicopters joined the operation to contain the fire which burned about 100 houses so far.
Authorities have issued evacuation orders for 4,600 residents across 16 districts, while more than 1,200 people have already taken shelter in city facilities.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit next month in South Korea.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have formalised a mutual defence agreement, reinforcing a decades-long security partnership, Pakistani state television reported on Wednesday.
Britain’s King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the enduring “special relationship” between their countries during a state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
Five police officers have been shot in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with three reported to be in grave condition and another in critical care.
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa said ongoing negotiations with Israel over a security pact could produce results “in the coming days.”
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