TOKYO, March 6 — Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto expressed disappointment after FIFA ruled out Japan's bid to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup.‍

SEOUL, March 6 — Seven people were injured today after a shell landed in a civilian area during live-fire military exercises in Pocheon, South Korea, according to broadcaster YTN.‍

VATICAN CITY, March 6 — Pope Francis marked the beginning of Lent from his hospital suite yesterday, with the Vatican confirming that while his condition remains stable, it is still complex as he continues treatment for double pneumonia.‍

BEIJING, March 5 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed today that China will “firmly advance” its goal of “reunification” with Taiwan while opposing foreign interference.

MANILA, March 5 — Philippine rescuers have located the wreckage of a missing FA-50 fighter jet along with the bodies of its two crew members in a mountainous region in the southern part of the country.‍