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Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 - TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities. At least 34 people were injured, one seriously, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Most of them were hit by falling objects, public broadcaster NHK reported. Prime Minister Sanae ...

Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 - met with in Rome on Tuesday, as Kyiv said it was preparing to send updated proposals to the United States for ending the war with Russia . Less than 24 hours after he reiterated that Ukraine would not cede land to Russia , Zelenskyy met with the pontiff before holding talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a day after he met with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany in London. Thanking Leo for the ...

Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 - Ongoing reports and analysis Decades of tension between the United States and Mexico over shared water resources turned into an actual water-cum-trade war overnight . In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump made good on earlier promises and threatened additional tariffs on Mexico if the country does not comply with its obligations to send water from the Rio Grande and its tributaries into Texas. ...

Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 - Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Texas-based businessman has pleaded guilty and two others have been charged in a scheme to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China in violation of U.S. export laws, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas said the three men trafficked or attempted to traffic more than $160 million in Nvidia AI chips, which require special ...

Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 - JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas leader on Tuesday threatened to not move into the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement until more pressure is put on Israel to open a key border crossing, cease deadly strikes and allow more aid into the Palestinian territory. The accusation came as Israel's government says it is ready to move into the next and more complicated phase of the ceasefire deal, while calling on the ...