Prefectural police vehicles leave Akita Prefectural Police Headquarters on a bear extermination mission in Akita City on Nov. 13, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty ImagesThe federal government has issued a travel warning for Japan after an increase in fatal bear attacks in that country.The government issued the warning on Nov. 14, saying, “There is an increased presence of bears in northern Japan, including in urban areas, resorts and hiking trails,” and noted that “some encounters have resulted in casualties.”
Chinese Scientists Flagged Glacial Flood Danger One Year Before Nepal Catastrophe
More than a year before the catastrophic flash flood devastated the China–Nepal...
Iceland Focuses on Security Partnerships After Voters Reject Opening EU Membership Talks
Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir attends a press conference...
Italy, Spain Extend Tit-for-Tat Border Curbs After Ceuta Illegal Immigrant Crisis
Immigrants gather on a hill as they attempt crossing from the border...
Vaccine Maker Halts Trial on mRNA Cancer Shot
A pharmacist administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Los Angeles, Calif., on October...
