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Nelly Florida Riama, a deputy director for geophysics at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, warned that while the tsunami warning was over, "aftershocks are still occurring."
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes.
Sky News – World Nelly Florida Riama, a deputy director for geophysics at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, warned that while the tsunami warning was over, "aftershocks are still occurring."
Nelly Florida Riama, a deputy director for geophysics at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, warned that while the tsunami warning was over, "aftershocks are still occurring."
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Sky News – World Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes. Authorities had issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been dozens of aftershoc…
Sky News – World US President Donald Trump announced that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland, calling it "our Greenland" in a Truth Social post. The statement comes four weeks after the US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement to bolster American military presence on the island. Greenland has banned new oil and gas drilling since 2021, and no report confirms that exploration has actually started.
BBC News – World A Ukrainian former military officer, identified as Serhii Kuznietsov or Serhii Kuznetsov, went on trial in Hamburg, Germany, accused of involvement in the September 2022 sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines. His lawyers argued the pipelines were a lawful military target as "an aggressor's infrastructure" and said he is sworn to secrecy. Supporters waving Ukrainian flags rallied outside the court as the trial opened.
NYTimes – World Russia's FSB security agency has arrested a Japanese journalist from Hokkaido Shimbun on the far-eastern island of Sakhalin on suspicion of espionage. Russian authorities allege he gathered information on Moscow's defence capabilities, military readiness, and mobilised troops and volunteers for the war in Ukraine, before transferring him to Moscow.
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