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# quake • kumamoto • japan • prefecture • california • safe
The Japan Times
Liberal
Wrecked Aeon mall had just reopened for ‘fresh start’ decade after 2016 quake
The Aeon mall destroyed in a post-quake explosion in southern Japan on Tuesday had just reopened last month.
July 29, 2026, 10:16 pm

www.bbc.com
Liberal
Recovery operations continue in Kumamoto after quake
July 29, 2026, 8:51 pm
New York Post
Conservative
Chaos in Japan Costco as 7.1 earthquake sends items crashing down from shelves
July 29, 2026, 8:33 am
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Kumamoto Castle wall collapses as Japan struck by 7.1-magnitude quake
July 29, 2026, 5:23 am

AsiaWorld
# taiwan • hong • philippines • maritime • malaysia • china
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Drills to start as Hong Kong targets September launch of revamped border crossing
Security chief Chris Tang set to inspect Huanggang Port checkpoint featuring ‘co-location’ arrangement with Shenzhen on Friday.
July 29, 2026, 2:53 pm

news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Conservative
Minister warns China flouting norms with military build-up
July 28, 2026, 11:39 pm
Al Jazeera
Liberal
China puts the ‘squeeze’ on Taiwan with new maritime patrols
July 28, 2026, 11:22 pm
The Epoch Times
Conservative
China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Backfire by Uniting Indo-Pacific Democracies: Analysts
July 29, 2026, 8:58 pm

AsiaWorld
# quake • philippines • japan • shock • tremors • hongkonger
CNN
Liberal
Tracking the impact of the Japan earthquake in maps and charts
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday morning, causing damage to buildings and numerous injuries and deaths.
July 29, 2026, 2:00 pm

Daily Express
Conservative
Philippines earthquake: Huge 5.3 tremors rock country as Quezon City in quake zone
July 29, 2026, 8:30 am
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Hongkonger in Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto describes shock: ‘I was quite scared’
July 28, 2026, 11:05 pm
The Times Of India
Conservative
Japan Earthquake: Two days after powerful earthquake in Japan, thousands remain without power, water; 30 dead
July 30, 2026, 12:29 am

# japan • rice • explodes • china • collapses • mall
Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Death toll in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing – Winnipeg Free Press
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China this month has risen to 51 after search crews ended a search on land, local authorities said Thursday. Ten people remain missing.
July 30, 2026, 11:17 am

Daily Mirror
Liberal
Moment people run in terror from Japanese mall after it explodes in 7.1 magnitude quake 'bomb'
July 29, 2026, 3:11 pm
The Japan Times
Liberal
Japan sees record low consumption of domestic rice following shortages
July 28, 2026, 8:13 pm
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Japanese mall is rebuilt to withstand earthquakes. Then it collapses again
July 30, 2026, 3:04 am

AsiaChina
# ships • tankers • sea • blockade • strait • transiting
Business Insider
Liberal
Carson Block's Muddy Waters Adds New Fee to Cover Rising Security Costs
The firm's leaders will also pay for the short-seller's security, a person close to Carson Block's firm said.
July 30, 2026, 3:35 am

Economic Times
Conservative
China holds talks with Houthis to allow tankers via Red Sea
July 29, 2026, 12:45 pm
Newsmax
Conservative
China Holds Talks With Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping, Sources Say
July 29, 2026, 8:02 am
Al Jazeera
Liberal
In the waters off Malaysia, Iranian oil sales continue despite blockade
July 30, 2026, 1:02 am

AsiaWorld
# evacuation • japan • survivors • quake • disaster • rescuers
Global News
Liberal
Death toll rises to 18 following 7.1 quake in southwestern Japan
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu also left at least 62 people injured, six of them seriously.
July 29, 2026, 7:01 am

The Japan Times
Liberal
With secondary-capital bill passed, competition between cities heats up
July 28, 2026, 11:37 pm
Toronto Sun
Conservative
Rescuers search for survivors after Japan quake kills 13
July 28, 2026, 8:36 pm
The Independent
Liberal
Inside Japan’s shopping mall earthquake disaster amid ‘race against time’ to find survivors
July 29, 2026, 9:45 pm

AsiaChina
# china • allies • submarine • chinese • military • deeper
Newsmax
Conservative
Air Force No. 2 Warns Smaller, Aging Fleet Hurts Readiness
His assessment extended beyond the marquee programs: even as the service fields the F-15EX, F-35, B-21, and the first sixth-generation F-47, he said the challenge is not capability but production capacity and the ability to sustain what is already in...
July 29, 2026, 11:13 am

Foreign Policy
Conservative
For U.S. Allies, Building Self-Reliant Defense Industries Is a Paradox
July 29, 2026, 8:35 am
The Japan Times
Liberal
New mystery Chinese submarine highlights efforts to build up force
July 29, 2026, 12:15 am
South China Morning Post
Liberal
What does deeper tech integration during US-led Rimpac mean for China?
July 28, 2026, 11:28 pm

AsiaWorld
# earthquake • japan • survivors • buildings • devastating • shaking
CityNews Montreal
Liberal
Search for survivors in deadly earthquake in southern Japan enters the second day
Rescue crews are scouring through the rubble of this week's deadly earthquake in Japan, looking for survivors.  Melissa Nakhavoly with the extensive damage and how the country is recovering.
July 29, 2026, 5:42 pm

The Guardian
Liberal
‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake
July 29, 2026, 1:56 pm
The Independent
Liberal
How Japanese buildings are designed to survive even the most devastating earthquakes
July 29, 2026, 5:52 am
CNN
Liberal
Why does Japan experience so many large earthquakes?
July 30, 2026, 2:13 am

AsiaWorld
# bangladesh • extradition • sheikh • hasina • kasala • jailed
Economic Times
Conservative
Sheikh Hasina to be arrested immediately on return to Bangladesh, minister says
Bangladesh Law Minister Asaduzzaman stated Sheikh Hasina will likely face immediate arrest upon her return. She expressed determination to return home despite fearing for her life and potential imprisonment. Hasina's government was overthrown in...
July 30, 2026, 6:44 am

South China Morning Post
Liberal
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina vows to return despite believing she ‘may be killed’
July 29, 2026, 1:04 am
The Times Of India
Conservative
Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina plans Bangladesh return: 'I may be killed, I may be sent to prison'
July 29, 2026, 12:50 am
BBC News Pidgin
Liberal
South Africa anti-migrant protests: South Africa govment to prosecute citizens wey cause kasala during protests as govment battle to redeem kontri image
July 29, 2026, 5:16 am

AsiaWorld
# quake • japan • survivors • shock • rescue • tremor
Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23 – Winnipeg Free Press
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at...
July 29, 2026, 8:48 pm

South China Morning Post
Liberal
‘I was so touched’: Hongkongers in quake-hit Japanese city help each other
July 29, 2026, 4:13 am
BBC News
Liberal
Japan earthquake: Survivors describe the shock of the 6.8-magnitude tremor
July 29, 2026, 5:01 am
The Irish Times
Liberal
Japan’s earthquake death toll could have been far higher. Here is why it was not
July 29, 2026, 9:07 am

WorldAsia
# coal • explosion • miners • pakistan • kills • dozens
Toronto Star
Liberal
Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners and traps 10 others
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners Thursday and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be
July 30, 2026, 6:30 pm

Al Jazeera
Liberal
Pakistan coal mine explosion kills at least 32 miners
July 30, 2026, 6:01 pm
The Times Of India
Conservative
Breaking News Live Updates: Coal mine explosion kills 11 in Pakistan, dozens remain trapped
July 30, 2026, 1:54 pm
AP News
Liberal
Explosion at a coal mine near Quetta in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners and traps 10
July 30, 2026, 6:27 pm

WorldAsia
# quake • japan • survivors • disaster • races • rescue
CNN
Liberal
Why does Japan experience so many large earthquakes?
Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates.
July 30, 2026, 2:13 am

www.bbc.com
Liberal
The moment a Japanese mall explodes after a 6.8 earthquake
July 29, 2026, 5:29 pm
The Japan Times
Liberal
Rescuers race to find survivors following massive Kumamoto quake
July 29, 2026, 7:26 am
Los Angeles Times
Liberal
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25
July 30, 2026, 1:52 pm