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In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii were not caught off guardGood morning. Yesterday one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded hit a sparsely populated region in far east…
Country after country has lifted or downgraded warnings, telling coastal residents they can returnTsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home after one of the strongest earthq…
Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula prompting warnings as far away as New Zealand and CaliforniaFollow it live: Japan and Pacific brace for tsunami wavesFull report: powerful quake sparks Pacific-wide warningsAn 8.8-magnit…
Authorities ordered evacuations on Pacific islands of Ecuador and Chile; warnings downgraded elsewhere after 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia coastMajor tsunami no longer expected to hit Hawaii but coasts remain hazardousWhat are the strongest earth…
Impact of water surges less than initially feared after quake of 8.8 magnitude hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsulaTsunami warning – live updatesOne of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded triggered a series of tsunami warnings and evacuations acro…
The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a monthDirect flights from Moscow to North Korea have begun this week, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations and a decline in options fo…
North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent?
Observers question whether South Korea grasps the threat it faces from Pyongyang’s partnership with MoscowWhen North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast in May, South Korea’s response was swift. Within hours, Seoul joined Wa…
Nina Kutina told police she moved to forest with girls, aged four and six, to get away from modern urban lifeAccording to Nina Kutina, life for her and her two daughters in their jungle cave had been peaceful.Buried deep in the forests of Gokarna, a co…
North Korean leader meets Sergei Lavrov in ‘atmosphere full of warm comradely trust’; six people killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine. What we know on day 1,236Read all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
Pair accused of spying on Neptune missile programme, which is seen as critical to defence against RussiaUkraine says it has arrested a Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying on its Neptune anti-ship missile programme, a key part of Kyiv’s growin…
Islamic leaders, in power since 2021, announce development after talks with Russian ambassador in KabulAfghanistan’s government has said that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a “brave decision”.The Taliba…
Photographs of leader with soldiers’ coffins were displayed at a gala concert marking anniversary of military treaty with RussiaKim Jong-un has paid tribute to North Korean soldiers killed during Russia’s war with Ukraine, resting his hands on their re…
In places like Dayton, Ohio, and Indianapolis, blighted neighborhoods and economies have been transformedAt a time in life when many are winding down, Gunash Akhmedova, aged 65, fulfilled a lifelong dream of opening her first business.A member of the A…
Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian terror’Ukraine and the UK are to deepen their defence cooperation by jointly producing long-range drones, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday afte…
Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian terror’Ukraine and the UK are to deepen their defence cooperation by jointly producing long-range drones, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday afte…