3 Earthquakes Rock China In One Day: Mountains Collapse

"Xinghai County in Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, was hit by three shallow earthquakes above magnitude 5 in just one day. In areas around Wenquan Township near the epicenter, large-scale landslides and mountain collapses occurred. Meanwhile a magnitude
3.3Meanwhile, in the morning, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake also struck Shya County in the Ox Prefecture of Shing Jang. Then at 20:09 p.m., another magnitude 4.6 arthquake hit Ukan County in Ox Prefecture with a depth of 10 km. earthquake also struck Shya County/ Then at 20:09 p.m., another magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Ukan County in Ox Prefecture with a depth of 10 km. Videos posted online showed clouds of dust shooting into the sky with sections of mountains collapsing in seconds." CO

Russia strikes Ukrainian airfield and logistics sites

"Russian forces carried out long-range strikes across Ukraine overnight, targeting airfields,

defense industry facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and logistics hubs, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
The attacks struck targets in Kiev and Lviv, as well as in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhitomir, Rovno, Vinnitsa and Dnepropetrovsk, the ministry announced.
According to Ukrainian media, around half of the Russian missiles and drones launched during the barrage were directed at western Ukraine. Metro stations in Kiev reportedly became overcrowded as residents sought shelter ahead of the expected attacks." RT

U.S. Forces Block Attempted Iranian Surprise Attack

"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) troops thwarted an attempted surprise attack from the terrorist Iranian regime as Tehran doubles

down on “death to America.”
CENTCOM posted an update on X. “At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness,” it apprised the public. Both American and Saudi forces are now conducting strikes on Iranian targets." 

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killed and injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack

"Russia launched dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of drones, toward

Ukraine in the early hours in yet another large-scale attack. Damage was reported in various cities, including Kyiv and Lviv, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing another large-scale attack.
The attack killed at least eight people, including two children, and injured at least 45 others across Kyiv, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih, and in Poltava Oblast, officials reported." KI

NATO scrambles F-16s over aerial threat near Snake Island

"NATO member Romania scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday over aerial threats near Ukraine’s Snake Island, just days after three drones violated Romanian airspace.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday that radar surveillance detected a group of air targets traveling around 12 miles northwest of Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, at around 10.30 a.m. local time." msn

5.6 Earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of n/a

in the morning at 10.08 am local time (GMT -12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.8 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 150 km northeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand

"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 143 km (89 mi) from

New Zealand in the afternoon at 5.08 pm local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.9 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 162 km northeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand

"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 155 km (96 mi) from

New Zealand in the morning at 10.27 am local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

238 clashes on front lines

"238 clashes were reported between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines.
Enemy airstrikes targeted areas near the towns of Sumy, Luzhky, and Topolia in the Sumy region.
The Defense Forces’ Air Force, Missile Forces, and Artillery struck 13 areas where Russian personnel were concentrated and two enemy drone command posts.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Russian Federation’s army did not conduct any assault operations. At the same time, the enemy carried out one airstrike using two guided bombs and fired 63 rounds at Ukrainian military positions and populated areas, including four using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled thirteen Russian attacks in the areas of Lyman, Volokhivka, Starytsia, Izbytske, and Khatne.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops attacked five times in the areas of Kivsharivka, Shyikivka, and Kupiansk-Vuzlovy.
Attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses were repelled in the Lyman sector, where Russian invaders launched 17 attacks in the areas of Stavky, Drobysheve, Dibrova, Novyi Myr, Novoselivka, Lyman, and Ozerne.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Russians carried out 18 assaults in the areas of Zakitne, Kryva Luka, Pyskunivka, Mykolaivka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Riznykivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders launched a single attack toward Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 32 attacks were recorded in the areas of Mykolaipillia, Stepanivka, Rusyn Yar, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Ivanopillia.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 31 attacks in the areas of Toretske, Shakhove, Hannivka, Serhiivka, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Matiasheve, Myrne, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian invaders launched two attacks toward Rybne and Sichneve.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian invaders attacked 14 times in the areas of Krynychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Kosivtseve, Dobropillia, Hirke, and Olenokostiantynivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one Russian attempt to advance toward Charivne." Ukrin

Keiko Fujimori inaugurated as Peru's president following narrow election victory

"Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes.
Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, has become Peru’s ninth president in a decade. The 51-year-old is hoping to stabilize its turbulent politics, while reducing crime and boosting economic growth." msn

Zelensky says meeting with Trump was 'good,' covered Patriot licenses, diplomacy

"President Volodymyr Zelensky met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to

discuss a renewed diplomatic effort to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
"It was a good meeting," Zelensky said. "The President and I discussed licenses for Patriot interceptor production and several other ideas that could help. We also spoke about diplomacy — it's important that the diplomatic process be reinvigorated. Our teams will arrange the details of their further communication."
The meeting began at 9:47 a.m. Washington time (4:47 p.m. Kyiv time), lasted about an hour, and was held behind closed doors, a White House official said." KI

Japan quake kills; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory

"Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall, paper mill

and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan.
Bullet train services and some airport operations remained suspended and damage was still being assessed a day after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu." msn

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia oil tanker

"Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group says it has fired ballistic missiles at a Saudi oil tanker,

more than a week after imposing a naval blockade on Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.
In a post on X, Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, said the group had “carried out a military operation targeting the Saudi oil tanker (NCC GHAZAL) for violating the maritime navigation ban” that the group had imposed on Saudi vessels." msn

5.4 Earthquake - 153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga

"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 144 km (89 mi) from

Tonga around noon at 1.47 pm local time (GMT +13). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.6 Earthquake - 17 km south of Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 16.9 km (10 mi) away from Honmachi, Kumamoto,
Japan, in the afternoon at 5.08 pm local time (GMT +9). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD