One man has been killed in Japan and more than a million have been told to evacuate as a powerful storm prepares to make landfall.
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to bring with it the heaviest rain and winds the country has seen in 60 years.
Four people have also been injured so far as strong winds blew roofs off houses.
According to officials, tens of thousands of homes are without power.
The typhoon is expected to make landfall near Tokyo later on Saturday.
GCC interior ministers hold emergency meeting in Riyadh
Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have held an emergency ministerial meeting in Riyadh, chaired by the Kingdom of Bahrain, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Gunshots fired in standoff at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect
Gunshots broke out in chaotic scenes at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday where troops had been deployed after a politician wanted by the International Criminal Court urged supporters to mobilise and thwart his imminent arrest.
Trump lands in China for Xi summit
US President Donald Trump and an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk were greeted with a lavish welcome in Beijing on Wednesday as he prepared to ask China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
Israeli airstrikes kill eight people on highway south of Beirut
Israeli airstrikes killed eight people on a highway south of Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as conflict between Hezbollah and Israel continued on the eve of a third round of US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel.
Philippines' Senator says arrest imminent, urges public to block ICC transfer
The chief enforcer in former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody "war on drugs" said on Wednesday his arrest was imminent and urged people to mobilise to prevent his handover to the International Criminal Court.
UK's Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King's Speech
Keir Starmer faced his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported to be readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government's agenda.
Israel steps up attacks on Gaza since Iran truce, as military says Hamas rearming
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military believes Hamas fighters are tightening their grip.
Trump says he does not need China's help to end Iran war
US President Donald Trump has stated that he does not think he will need China's help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz.
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