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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» TOKYO - Tsunamis hit parts of Russia's Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Ukraine says Russian strike on training camp kills 3 soldiers
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» KYIV — A Russian strike on a military training camp killed at least three Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday, following an overnight offensive in the south that killed a pregnant woman and a dozen prisoners.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".
US says Trump has 'final call' on China trade truce
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» STOCKHOLM - China and the United States agreed Tuesday to hold further talks on extending their tariff truce, but a top US trade official stressed that President Donald Trump would make any "final call."
Trump says fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he fell out with Jeffrey Epstein because the convicted sex offender had poached staff from his club's spa, including the woman at the center of an underage sex scandal involving Prince Andrew.
IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast on 'fragile' easing in trade tensions
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats.
Russia kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin says 'committed' to peace
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» KYIV — The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it wanted to pursue peace in Ukraine hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates.
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza is slipping into famine, United Nations-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.
EU defends Trump trade deal facing backlash
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday vehemently defended its trade deal with US President Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded a "capitulation".