Tropical Cyclone Mocha struck the coast of Myanmar on Sunday morning as a potentially devastating Category 4 storm.
Threat level: The storm contained maximum sustained winds of 155 mph as it moved ashore just north of Sittwe, Myanmar, though its winds have since weakened. This put it just shy of Category 5 intensity.
OKINAWA — Thousands of protesters gathered near Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Saturday to call for the closure of U.S. military bases on the Japanese island.
Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group on Saturday agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza that began at 10 pm local time, the Egyptian government said.
Why it matters: The cease-fire ends five days of fighting that killed more than 30 Palestinians, at least half of them civilians, and one Israeli civilian.
