A violent earthquake strikes Guatemala. Homes collapse

"Southern Guatemala was shaken by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake followed by multiple

aftershocks ranging from 3.9 to 5.6 authorities urged people to evacuate buildings as a precaution. Photos showed cracked structures and minor damage. Emergency teams were dispatched to assess schools, hospitals, and roads. Guatemala’s disaster agency CONRED emphasized preparedness due to the country’s location on a major seismic fault line, where past quakes have caused severe destruction." IndiaToday

China Faces the Fury of Rare Inland Wind Storm

"Shanxi Province. ....While coastal cities braced for impact, few expected the storm’s deadly inland charge. Entire villages were buried by landslides, cities like Taiyuan were paralyzed by power outages, and farmers saw their crops wiped out overnight. This is the true story of Danas—a storm that defied boundaries " WD

Kyiv slammed with drones, ballistic missiles in Russian mass attack against Ukraine for 2nd night in row

"At least two people were killed and 16 injured in Kyiv as Russia launched a mass attack against Ukraine for the second night in a row, rocking Ukraine's capital and cities far from the front lines overnight. Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground began reporting explosions in the capital and the buzzing of Shahed-type drones. Reporters said large numbers of drones were flying over the Pechersk neighborhood, a historical district in the city center.
Later in the night, reporters said they heard several dozen explosions and the distinctive sound of ballistic missiles. At least an hour of near-constant explosions rolled through the city." KI

Servicemen arrested in Canada over ‘terrorist’ plot

"Canadian police have detained two active servicemen and two other individuals with links to

the country’s military as part of an anti-terrorism case. The suspects allegedly sought to establish an “anti-government militia” and were in possession of a sizable arsenal of weapons.
In a press release on Tuesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced the arrest of four men, “including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces,” who are suspected of having plotted to “forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City area.”
In a separate statement cited by the media, the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed that two of the suspects were active-duty corporals, another one was a former member of the military, and the fourth man previously served as a civilian instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets." RT

Eastern China Swelters Under Heatwave, Threatening Crops and Industry

"Sweltering heat enveloped China's eastern seaboard on Friday, as a high-pressure system settled over the country's most populous region, baking key agricultural and manufacturing hubs along the Yangtze River and raising fears of droughts and economic losses.
Large swathes of China's economic heartland are set to roast in temperatures of99-110 degrees Fahrenheit over the coming week. Forecasters are warning that parts of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, as well as the more central provinces of Hubei and Henan." Newsweek

201 clashes on front lines in past day

"Ukrainian forces engaged in 201 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
Russian airstrikes targeted the areas of Okhrimivka, Kruhle, Odradne, and Artilne in the Kharkiv region; Shakhove, Poltavka, Pankivka, Volodymyrivka, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Rusyn Yar, and Novopavlivka in the Donetsk region; Verbove, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Plavni, and Mykhailivka in the Zaporizhzhia region; and Odradokamianka in the Kherson region.

Ukrainian aircraft, missile forces, and artillery struck 13 concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment, two UAV control centers, and two Russian command and observation posts.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, 14 clashes were recorded. The enemy launched seven airstrikes using 12 guided bombs and conducted 281 artillery attacks, including three from MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces carried out 13 assaults near Vovchansk, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Ambarne, and toward Lyptsi and Petro-Ivanivka.
Kupiansk sector: Six Russian attacks were reported near Stepova Novoselivka, Radkivka, and toward Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 30 times near Novyi Myr, Ridkodub, Serednie, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Hrekivka, Kolodiazi, and toward Serebrianka.
In the Siversk sector, seven attacks were recorded near Serebrianka, Verkhniokamianske, and Vyiimka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, four engagements occurred near Bila Hora, Chasiv Yar, and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, eight enemy attacks were recorded near Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, and toward Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 61 enemy assaults in and around Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Novotoretske, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Myrne, Horikhove, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Promin, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, Novoserhiivka, Yalta, Oleksiivka, and in the direction of Shakhove, Novopidhorodne, Pokrovsk, Razine, and Rodynske." Ukrin