Earthquake Hits Spanish City of Granada, Buildings and Cars Damaged

"A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Spain overnight, damaging buildings and sparking panic.

The tremor's epicentre was in Alhendin and rocked the city of Granada shortly after 1am local time. According to the National Geographic Institute, a quake occurred at a depth of 2km, followed by another at 10km, with a latitude of 37,1147 degrees and -3.6618 degrees longitude.
Footage circulating on social media shows cars being struck by debris falling off buildings, and people fleeing homes and hotels in a panic. A horror picture shows a huge crack opening in a street following the tremor." Mirror

Russians launch ballistic missile strike on industrial facilities in Kryvyi Rih

"Russian forces launched a combined ballistic missile and UAV attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih in the night. Two people were killed and 14 others were injured." Pravada

Warning shots fired after North Korean troops cross border with South

"The South Korean military fired warning shots last week after a group of soldiers from North Korea crossed the demarcation line between the rival countries, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

Seoul said the North Korean soldiers crossed the border in the eastern ​part of the demilitarized zone in what was ​the first such violation this year. The soldiers were patrolling the area when they crossed over into South Korea, the news agency reported, citing an unnamed government source." msn

Russia threatens 'serious damage' to relations with US, Turkey over weapons shipment to Ukraine

"The Kremlin has contacted officials in Washington and Ankara with concerns regarding an

upcoming transfer of arms to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Her remarks come a week after U.S. congressional records revealed that Turkey was planning to re-export a significant package of American-made weapons to Kyiv. The shipment includes 70 long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), along with other materiel.
The delivery of such weapons will cause "serious damage to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara," Zakharova told reporters.
Sending arms to Ukraine undermines attempts by the U.S. and Turkey to act as mediators in the war between Kyiv and Moscow, the foreign ministry said." KI

China is opening the first regular cargo route through the Arctic

"Shipping cargo through an Arctic shortcut never made economic sense—until now.
A Chinese company is starting the first regular cargo service to Europe through Arctic waters, seeking to reap the benefits of quicker travel time and less fuel use.
Beyond that, Beijing has ambitions to play a role in the Arctic’s future, lending a geopolitical dimension to the Chinese company’s shipping route.
Last year Sea Legend completed a trial run from Asia to Europe in a record 20 days. That is roughly half the time of a voyage via Africa’s Cape of Good Hope that many carriers now take because of the Red Sea uncertainty." msn

6.9 Earthquake - Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia

"A very strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit 407 km (253 mi) away from Bukittinggi, Provinsi Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, in the afternoon at 5.54 pm local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7). The quake had a moderate depth of 173 km (107 mi) and was felt over a large region." VD

Significant earthquake of magnitude 6.4 just reported 13 km west of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

"An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred only 5 minutes ago 13 km west of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported. The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 163. km beneath the epicenter near Pematangsiantar, Kota Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia, in the afternoon at 5:54

pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Pematangsiantar (pop. 274,800) located 13 km from the epicenter, Pekan Bahapal (pop. 40,000) 30 km away, Tebingtinggi (pop. 117,500) 46 km away, Kabanjahe (pop. 73,600) 53 km away, Perbaungan (pop. 157,200) 67 km away, Percut (pop. 311,100) 73 km away, Kisaran (pop. 141,900) 74 km away, and Medan (pop. 2,435,300) 75 km away." VD

5.7 Earthquake - 19 km south of Corredor, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

"A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit 18.5 km (12 mi) away from Corredor, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, late in the evening at 10.47 pm local time (America/Costa_Rica GMT -6). 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

5.5 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 211 km southeast of Iwo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 206 km (128 mi) from Japan in the early morning at 4.32 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 40 km (25 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

233 clashes on front lines over past day

"233 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front line.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces and artillery struck two command posts, five areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, three artillery systems and eight UAV command posts.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts, Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy assaults. Russian troops carried out four airstrikes, dropping eight bombs, and shelled Ukrainian positions 62 times.

On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 12 attacks. Russian troops attempted to advance near Starytsia and Vovchansk and toward Izbytske, Vilcha, Lyman, Shyroke, Aniksine and Khatnie.
On the Kupiansk axis, Russian forces launched 14 offensive actions toward Petro-Ivanivka and near Holubivka.
On the Lyman axis, Russian troops launched five attacks toward Drobysheve and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk axis, the enemy launched 23 assaults near Riznykivka, Zakitne and Kryva Luka and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka, Ozerne and Mykolaivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, Russian forces launched one assault toward Yurkivka.
The Kostiantynivka sector saw the heaviest fighting, with 34 attacks recorded. Russian forces launched assaults near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Toretske and Sofiivka and toward Stepanivka, Dolha Balka and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy launched 29 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, attempting to advance near Dorozhnie, Kotlyne and Udachne and toward Svitле, Novyi Donbas, Muravka, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Vasylivka and Serhiivka.
On the Oleksandrivka axis, Russian forces launched six attacks toward Piddubne, Myrne, Verbove and Kalynivske.
On the Huliaipole axis, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defenders seven times, attempting to advance toward Rivne, Verkhnia Tersa and Novoselivka.
On the Orikhiv axis, Ukrainian forces stopped one Russian attempt to advance toward Pavlivka." Ukrin