A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, triggering tsunami warnings and disrupting bullet train services. Around 40,000 homes lost power as tech giants Sony and TSMC assess impact on their facilities.
The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka announced simplified visa procedures for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs attending the 140th Canton Fair. Under the new measures, an official invitation letter will serve as the principal mandatory document for application processing.
Meta issued an apology after temporarily removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's selfie video addressing NEET-UG exam leak protests. The Indian government summoned senior executives as Meta maintained the removal was an unintentional technical glitch.
Rival indigenous armed factions UPDF (Main) and JSS (Main) exchanged heavy gunfire in Khagrachhari over territorial dominance. Local sources reported 200 to 300 rounds fired, though no immediate casualties were confirmed.