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Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing an undetermined number of people and injuring about 50 MEXICO CITY -- The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, killing an undetermined number of people, injuring around 50 and leaving approximately 30 parishioners trapped in the rubble, authorities said. Rescuers probed beneath the fallen roof into the night, and officials brought in dogs to help search for possible survivors. The Tamaulipas state police said that about 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse and that about 30 were thought to still be trapped. Civil officials gave no information on any casualties. But the Mexican Council of Bishops issued a statement early in the evening saying that “we join in prayer at the tragic loss of life and those injured,” though it did not say how many had died. Bishop José Armando Alvarez of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the ro...

Senior South Korean and Japanese officials have discussed strengthening relations and coordinating responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats in a meeting ahead of a summit between their leaders SEOUL, South Korea -- Senior South Korean and Japanese officials on Wednesday discussed strengthening relations and coordinating responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats in a meeting in Seoul ahead of a summit between the countries’ leaders. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will host on Sunday Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in their second summit since March. The two U.S. allies have been working to repair relations strained by historical grievances and tighten security cooperation to cope with North Korean nuclear threats. The talks between South Korean National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong and his Japanese counterpart, Takeo Akiba, were focused on the trilateral security cooperation with Washington and encouraging further global efforts to stem North Kore...