Despite its magnitude of 8.8, the quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula caused only moderate tsunami waves due to local geological factors, deeper-than-expected origin, and improved early warning systems

South Korea secures 15% tariffs on key exports to the US in exchange for $350B in investments and energy purchases under a new trade deal with Washington

The new tariffs deal a major blow to New Delhi’s hopes for preferential treatment compared to its regional peers.

A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific, damaging ports, prompting mass evacuations, and disrupting airports, with impacts felt as far as California and Canada

Airstrikes on a prison in Zaporizhzhia and a hospital in Dnipropetrovsk killed civilians, including a pregnant woman, as Russia escalates attacks behind the front lines. Trump warns Moscow of sanctions within 10 days

“The time to recognize Palestine is now,” Starmer said, emphasizing this would have the greatest impact at this critical moment.

Parolin urged all G7 nations to adopt a united front on the matter, adding that an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue would solve the impasse.

Despite ongoing conflict and climate shocks in Africa and western Asia, global hunger rates fell in 2024 to 8.2%, driven by gains in South America and India, according to a new U.N. report

Amid worsening hunger and rising deaths in Gaza, former President Trump pledges to establish accessible food centers to ease the humanitarian crisis, calling on Israel and international partners to increase aid delivery

Following five days of deadly border clashes that killed 38 and displaced over 300,000 people, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire and will hold military talks to stabilize the situation

Trump said he is disappointed with Putin and is shortening the 50-day deadline he had initially set earlier this month.

Despite persistent inquiries from, the European Commission has refused to respond to questions about Turkey’s potential role in facilitating migration flows from Libya

Ongoing war in Gaza, expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and statements by Israeli officials about potential annexation of the territory have fueled concerns that the window for a viable Palestinian state may be closing

A spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn confirmed the derailment occurred near Riedlingen, noting that approximately 100 people were on board the train at the time of the incident

The U.S. will maintain its 50% tariffs on European steel and aluminum.

The report described the water sector as “broken,” citing serious management failures and referring to the current crisis as a “modern Great Stink,” drawing a parallel with the 19th-century sanitation disaster that once plagued London

“The European Union is going to agree to purchase 750 billion dollars in energy products from the United States,” Trump said.

In the northern province of Karabuk, a fire that has been burning for five days has led to the evacuation of 1,839 people across 19 villages.

The Israeli military had intercepted the vessel en route to the besieged enclave, detaining its crew, which included activists, journalists and two members of the French political party La France Insoumise.

The development follows months of international pressure and urgent warnings from aid organizations about an escalating famine in the Palestinian enclave.