Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3 to 4 metres (19.8 to 13 feet) reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was

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France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN

France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN

France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News The UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday. French Consul-General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides (L) presenting a

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Israeli tourists face growing anger in Greece while Athens pledges crackdown on protests – POLITICO

Israeli tourists face growing anger in Greece while Athens pledges crackdown on protests – POLITICO

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar contacted his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, regarding one recent incident, and the Athens government pledged to adopt a harsher stance and use anti-racist legislation to crack down on protesters. “Anyone who attempts to prevent a third-country national from entering the country legally will be prosecuted, arrested and subsequently subject to criminal

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Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party. A Russian court has sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on “extremism” charges over her links to an opposition group, as the Kremlin intensifies its crackdown on dissent. On Tuesday, Komleva, 46, was

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Hundreds pray for marine safety at sacred seaside festival near Tokyo | Arts and Culture News

Hundreds pray for marine safety at sacred seaside festival near Tokyo | Arts and Culture News

Hundreds of residents gathered at a beach in Yokosuka city’s Kurihama area, south of Tokyo, over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer festival that fuses sacred ritual and seaside spectacle. As a portable shrine called mikoshi, decorated with Shinto ornaments, was lifted onto bearers’ shoulders, the audience cheered. The mikoshi had

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