M5.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon

"A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit off the coast of Oregon at 06:45 UTC. The USGS is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth." W

Flash floods hit Globe–Miami area in Gila County, Arizona

"Flash flooding struck Gila county, Arizona, displacing people and causing significant damage in the Globe-Miami area." W

NORAD scrambles fighter jets to identify, intercept four Russian warplanes near Alaska

"North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that it had scrambled fighter jets to identify and intercept four Russian

warplanes near Alaska.
NORAD said that on Wednesday, two Russian Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets were flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), international airspace next to U.S. and Canadian sovereign airspace." 

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Flooding from post-tropical Mario prompts water rescues, mud and debris flows in San Bernardino County, California

"Remnants of Tropical Storm Mario brought widespread rainfall to California and the Desert Southwest prompting water rescues, triggering mudslides, and flash flooding across the region." W

200 combat clashes in past day

"Over the past 24 hours, there were 200 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, nine combat clashes were recorded. The enemy launched six airstrikes using 17 guided bombs and conducted 198 shelling attacks, nine of which involved rocket artillery.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attempted three breakthroughs near Vovchansk and Dovhenke.
In the Kupiansk sector, four enemy assaults were repelled near Kupiansk, Radkivka, and toward Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops launched 20 attacks, attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses near Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Shandryholove, Zarichne, Kolodiazi, Torske, and toward Druzheliubivka and Stavky.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped seven enemy advances toward Dronivka and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, six clashes occurred near Stupochky and Oleksandro-Shultyne.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Shcherbynivka, Katerynivka, Yablunivka, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 67 assaults near Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Nykonorivka, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Mykolaivka, Sukhetske, Promin, Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Novomykolaivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Horikhove, Dachne, and Filiya." Ukrin

Moscow Upset Trump Described Russia as ‘Paper Tiger’

"Russia declined to respond to President Trump’s latest remarks on the progress of the Ukraine War, where he encouraged Kyiv to keep fighting to retake its own territory and — he implied — possibly

even capture some Russian land on Tuesday, stating the remarks came too late into the night Moscow time to be dealt with immediately.
Putin’s personal spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave a wide-ranging interview to Russian state radio on Wednesday morning, where he articulated the evident upset felt in Moscow over President Trump stating Russia’s failure to capture the whole of Ukraine and the “aimless” three years of fighting betrayed the country as a “paper tiger”.
Peskov said, “Russia is definitely not a tiger. After all, Russia is more often compared to a bear. There are no ‘paper bears’ and Russia is a real bear. Putin has repeatedly and with varying degrees of emotion described our bear. There’s nothing paper about it”." 

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Major Russian chemical plant reportedly halts operations after Ukrainian drone attack

"Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Sept. 25, sparking a fire and forcing an evacuation, Russian independent media outlet Astra reported.
Regional officials confirmed that debris from the attack ignited a blaze covering 50 square meters (540 square feet) and that roughly 140 employees were moved to a protective shelter.
Authorities did not name the facility, but Astra identified it as EuroChem-Belorechensk Fertilizers, one of the largest fertilizer producers in southern Russia." KI

Seismic event linked to renewed eruption at Barren Island volcano, India

"A minor eruption was reported at Barren Island volcano, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, at 10:15 LT (04:45 UTC). The eruption followed a M4.2 earthquake (registered as M4.9 by USGS) detected two days earlier in the vicinity. The epicenter of the earthquake was 160 km (100 miles) east of the volcano." W

Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Venezuela few hours after M6.2

"The epicenter was located 27 km (17 miles) ENE of Mene Grande (population 60 580), 69 km (36 miles) NNW of Pampan (population 59 657), 61 km (38 miles) N of Motatan (population 25 437), and 68 km (42 miles) NNW of Trujillo (population 71 362), Venezuela.
30 000 people are estimated to have felt very strong shaking, 246 000 strong, 1 025 000 moderate and 9.5 million light." W

78 combat clashes reported on front lines

"A total of 78 combat clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops have been recorded since early today.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attacks. Russian forces also launched six airstrikes, dropped 13 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 104 shelling attacks, including five using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy attacked twice near Vovchansk, with one clash still ongoing. Shypuvate was targeted by KAB airstrikes.

In the Kupiansk direction, five attacks are underway near Kotliarivka and toward Pishchane and Kolisnykivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops launched 14 attacks near Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Kolodiazi, Shandryholove, Novoselivka, Derylove, and Zarichne. Ukrainian forces successfully halted seven enemy advances; fighting continues.
In the Siversk sector, the enemy attempted breakthroughs near Serebrianka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and toward Dronivka and Yampil. Five out of seven attacks are still in progress.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, the invaders made seven attempts to advance near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and Yablunivka. Kostiantynivka was hit by guided aerial bombs.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops made 28 attempts to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions near Poltavka, Nykonorivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Sukhetske, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Horikhove. Ukrainian forces repelled 27 of these attacks. Enemy aircraft also struck Dobropillia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian forces attacked five times near Voskresenka, Sichneve, Vorone, Ternove, and Novohryhorivka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attempts to advance near Olhivske." Ukrin

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