The Shikoku Basin is near the hotly contested Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, which is covered under the U.S.-Japan security treaty.

The intensified strikes near Lebanon’s capital came as negotiators from the United States have been pressing for a cease-fire agreement to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The van lay bare after explosives were used to gain access to its cargo. A video circulating widely on social media shows the moment a group of robbers used explosives to gain entry to a cash-in ...