Strong mag. 5.5 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 62 km south of Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Peru around noon at 12.39 pm local time (GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9 km (5.6 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

Drones hit Gazprom plant in Bashkortostan

"The Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported that residents of Bashkortostan complained of loud explosions.
The outlet wrote that Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat LLC operates the largest oil refining complex in southern Bashkortostan." NP

Massive 164 feet deep sinkhole opens near Vajira Hospital, Bangkok

"A sinkhole measuring about 30 m x 30 m (98 x 98 feet) and 50 m (164 feet) deep opened around 06:30–07:00 LT in front of Vajira Hospital, Bangkok, swallowing vehicles and damaging utilities." W

‘Military-style’ hand grenade explodes in Oslo

"Norwegian police are investigating a blast that shook central Oslo on Tuesday evening, which prompted emergency alerts to residents after an additional explosive device was discovered, according to local media reports.

The first explosion occurred on Pilestredet street around 8:45pm local time, near a university campus and around 500 meters from both the royal palace and the Israeli Embassy.
The authorities sent an emergency mobile alert to Oslo residents warning of the explosion and instructing people in the area to stay away from windows after a second device, described as a “military-style” hand grenade, was found at the scene.
The grenade was reportedly left on a tram line, Norwegian broadcaster NRK said. Fire and rescue crews were also deployed to assist police. Oslo’s tram network in the area was shut down while security forces worked to secure the scene." RT

Typhoon Ragasa to make landfall in China’s Guangdong

"Hong Kong has shut down, and Shenzhen is evacuating of 400 000 people as Typhoon Ragasa (known in the Phillippines as Nando) moves towards China. Its earlier landfall in northern Philippines has already claimed at least 3 lives and displaced thousands, and now it threatens to wreak havoc in southern China. Ragasa is expected to make landfall in the coastal area between Shenzhen City and Xuwen County in Guangdong Province." W

172 clashes on frontline in 24 hours

"172 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops.
Twelve combat clashes took place in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors yesterday. The enemy carried out eight air strikes, using 18 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 172 shellings, four of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted eleven times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of Vovchansk, Odradne, and Zapadne.

Yesterday, there were five enemy attacks in the Kupiansk sector. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults in the areas of Kupiansk, Kindrashivka, and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy carried out 15 attacks. They attempted to break through defense lines in the areas of Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Serednie, Kolodiazi, Novoselivka, Torske, and Shandryholove.
In the Siversk sector, over the past day, our defenders stopped three enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Dronivka and Yampil.
In the Kramatorsk sector, three clashes took place in the areas of Kostiantynivka and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 17 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Sofiivka, Katerynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 64 Russian assaults near Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Nove Shakhove, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Rodynske, Mykolaivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Shevchenko, Dachne, and toward Novoukrainka and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy carried out 33 attacks in the areas of Novokhatsk, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Novoselivka, Sosnivka, Ternove, Novoheorhiivka, Piddubne, Komyshuvakha, Novomykolaivka, Novoivanivka, and toward Uspenivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack in the area of the settlement of Kamianske." Ukrin