Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan, triggers tsunami alert

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan, triggers tsunami alert

BREAKINGBREAKING, Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit country’s northeastern coast. Published On 8 Dec 20258 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s coast, triggering a tsunami alert. An initial report by Japan’s Meteorological Agency put … Read more

Greek farm scandal triggers top-level government resignations – POLITICO

Greek farm scandal triggers top-level government resignations – POLITICO

The case file names 15 MPs — 13 from the ruling New Democracy (ND), and one each from the opposition Pasok and Syriza parties — alongside regional officials and former agency executives. Brazen conversations Prosecutors requested wiretaps on the phones of OPEKEPE officials, among others, and the case file includes dozens of startlingly brazen conversations. These … Read more

Houthi missile from Yemen triggers sirens across Israel – Israel News

Houthi missile from Yemen triggers sirens across Israel – Israel News

Red alert sirens sounded across Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv’s surrounding suburbs due to a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen Friday night. According to a Magen David Adom (MDA) statement, there were no injuries that were reported. The missile was intercepted by the IAF before it crossed into Israeli territory. However, … Read more

‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption

‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption

Paris CNN  —  Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were canceled and the disruption affected around 600,000 people at the Gare du Nord, the transport minister said. The bomb, described by … Read more

Major Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts in Cuba, Costa Rica

Major Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts in Cuba, Costa Rica

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London USGS The United States Geological Survey showed a map of the location of the earthquake – A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said. Officials say the earthquake’s epicentre is about 20 miles (32.1km) … Read more

Icelandic volcano erupts, triggers state of emergency

Icelandic volcano erupts, triggers state of emergency

A volcanic eruption in Iceland sent the country into a state of emergency overnight Sunday morning as lava flows barreled toward and narrowly missed the 3,800-person town of Grindavik.  The eruption marked the fourth in three months on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland’s southwest. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption began overnight, with a nearly … Read more

Gas explosion triggers ‘huge ball of fire’ in Kenya’s capital | In Pictures News

Gas explosion triggers ‘huge ball of fire’ in Kenya’s capital | In Pictures News

At least two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The explosion ignited a “huge ball of fire that spread widely”, government spokesperson Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on Friday. “Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial … Read more

Chinese satellite launch triggers alarm in Taiwan

Chinese satellite launch triggers alarm in Taiwan

The alert warns of a ‘missile flyover Taiwan’; however, Taiwan’s foreign minister assures people it was a satellite. Taiwanese authorities have sent out an emergency message following the launch of a Chinese satellite over the island’s airspace. The mobile phone alert was sent on Tuesday as Chinese state media confirmed the launch of a science … Read more

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