Rescue teams are trying to reach more than 700 people stranded in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades. Source link

A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after it collided with an aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. This comes after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan a day earlier. Source…

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A major earthquake has hit the east coast of Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.4, the strongest on the island in 25 years. Source link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will serve a third term in office after India’s election authority confirmed the National Democratic Alliance coalition headed by his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the required 272 seats for a majority. Source link

One person has died and at least 71 others were injured on board a Singapore Airlines plane that encountered severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore. Follow for live updates. Source link

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presiding over the inauguration of a lavish Hindu temple on the site of a destroyed centuries-old mosque. Follow here for live news updates. Source link