While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 29, 2026

Many feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mallEmergency responders searched early on July 29 for people feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100.Private broadcaster TBS reported that a “considerable number” of people were feared dead inside the mall in the town of Kashima after the fire brigade said that the second floor collapsed in the 7.1-magnitude tremor on the afternoon of July 28.As night fell, regional officials said they believed 10 people were unaccounted for in the mall, public broadcaster NHK reported.It earlier cited police as saying between 20 and 30 of the mall’s employees could not be contacted.READ MORE HERETrump’s irritation with Israel’s Netanyahu highlights