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Countries under tsunami alert, volcano erupts
Tsunami alerts remain in some countries in South America and the Pacific on Thursday (AEST) after one of the largest recorded earthquakes struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Chile raised its tsunami warning to the highest level and ordered...

Huge quake rocks Russia’s Far East, triggering Pacific-wide tsunami
CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS A person observes the sea at Ocean Beach, California, today after authorities warned residents of the possibility of tsunami waves, following an earthquake at Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. A powerful magnitude 8.8...

Accor: The British and Irish Lions spark nationwide tourism boom
Accor has declared The British & Irish Lions Tour a nationwide tourism triumph, as tens of thousands of travelling fans fuel record hotel occupancies and major economic benefits across the country. With the Lions set to take on the Wallabies at a...

Tsunami threat to Hawaii, US West Coast, Japan passes after Russia earthquake
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, July 30, 2025 A tsunami hazard zone sign is posted near Santa Monica beach with a tsunami advisory in effect in other parts of California on July 30, 2025, in Santa Monica, California....

Volcano erupts after 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific
8.8 magnitude quake strikes near city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Tsunami of 3-5 metres recorded in Kamchatka Peninsula Warnings issued, then downgraded in Japan, Hawaii, western coasts of North and South America The shallow quake damaged...
Tsunami risk eases, volcano erupts after Russian quake
The shallow quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region while people on much of Japan's eastern seaboard - devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 - was ordered to leave, as were residents...

TOURISM TALANOA | Going beyond the postcard
THERE’S no doubt that Fiji has long mastered the art of postcard perfection. Our aquamarine waters, swaying palms and warm, friendly smiles have graced countless brochures and screens, captivating the hearts of visitors from around the world. But...
Pacific avoids major damage after powerful quake off Russia
The tsunami waves, caused by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia, have now rolled on southeastward toward South America. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Caleb Fotheringham Pacific countries have emerged relatively unscathed from a...

Macron’s Military Push In Indo-Pacific: France Allocates €13B To Fortify Its Territories In ‘Hotly Contested’ Region
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent tour of Southeast Asia, covering Vietnam (25–27 May), Indonesia (27–29 May), and Singapore (29–30 May), marked a major diplomatic initiative to deepen France’s strategic engagement in the Indo-Pacific....

In Darwin's wake: Two-year global conservation voyage sparks hope
After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope. The majestic three-masted...

Japan lifts tsunami warnings as some Pacific islands begin evacuations after massive earthquake
By Gavin Blackburn & Aleksandar Brezar & Kieran Guilbert Published on 30/07/2025 - 9:36 GMT+2 •Updated 20:57 We are closing our live coverage down now as Wednesday draws to a close, a day that started with a magnitude 8.8...

Trump Announces a 25 Percent Tariff on India
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. tariff threats against India, a massive earthquake in the Indo-Pacific, and Thailand’s and Cambodia’s fragile cease-fire deal. Trump’s Next Tariff Target The United States will impose a 25...
Japan's citizens calmly swing into action in response to tsunami threat
As the hours ticked by, bigger and bigger waves struck the Japanese coast. Residents in the north island Hokkaido and the main island Honshu could do nothing more but wait for the danger to pass. The massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake had already...

Tsunami Warning LIVE: California, San Francisco hit; Hawaii under advisory
Tsunami Warning LIVE: Tsunami waves start hitting Hawaii, California, Guam, Washington, San Francisco in US, after a massive earthquake registering 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday. Tsunami that has...

Russian 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit on…
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The quake, the largest since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, occurred on a "megathrust fault" where the Pacific Plate slides under the...

A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast
Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia's...

Typhoon Co-May strikes near Shanghai; 2.83 lakh moved amid storm threat
China is bracing for a double blow from nature, as Typhoon Co-May made landfall in the financial hub of Shanghai on Wednesday evening, while tsunami alerts spread across the Pacific following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula....

Tsunami warnings Issued for California, Hawaii following powerful quake
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck late Tuesday night off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a wave of tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, including for the coasts of Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, and...

Expert reveals truth about 8.8 mega earthquake as potential death impact detailed
Potentially thousands of lives have been saved because of the nature of the massive 8.7 earthquake that hit Russia earlier today — despite it being the biggest in 14 years. And the preventative measures taken by authorities to evacuate millions of...

Massive Russian earthquake struck on 'megathrust fault'
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a "megathrust fault", where the denser Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the lighter North American Plate,...