North Korea has warned that the expansion of the US military command in Japan is sharply raising the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has offered Tehran’s deep condolences to the Japanese government and nation over the deadly M7.1 Kumamoto earthquake.

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan.

Tehran has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to take a firm stand against unilateralism.

The UN agencies called for "enhanced search and rescue efforts, access to asylum and protection, and actions against smuggling and trafficking networks."

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that all Israelis will be deported from the country as an Israeli was involved in the operations of a private residential community in the southern state of Johor.

The Indonesian foreign minister has stated that "millions of people” in his country love martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.