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Esme Stallard and Mark Poynting BBC News Climate and Science S. Lakamov/Anadolu/Getty Images Debris in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake It has been one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded – but so far has not brought the catastrophic tsunami that many feared. When the 8.8-magnitude quake struck eastern Russia at 11:25…

Thirteen children died last month as a result of the severe shortage of food at a displacement camp in war-torn Sudan’s East Darfur state, medics have said. The Sudan Doctors Network, a professional organisation with members working inside Lagawa camp, reported “deteriorating humanitarian conditions” and widespread malnutrition – a hunger crisis caused by the 27-month…

Getty Images The Fukushima nuclear plant was the site of a triple disaster in 2011 Workers at Japan’s embattled Fukushima nuclear plant were evacuated earlier on Wednesday after tsunami warnings were issued across the country. The plant’s operator said all 4,000 of its workers had been evacuated, adding that there were no “abnormalities” detected. It…

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya. The new directive prohibits them from 15 sectors including mobile money transfers, tour guiding, small-scale mining, on-farm crop buying, beauty salons, curio shops and establishing radio and TV operations. Trade Minister Selemani Jafo explained that…

Adidas has warned that US tariffs will cost the German sportswear giant a further €200m (£173m) and confirmed that it will raise prices for American customers. Nearly half of the company’s products are made in Asian countries which recently agreed trade deals with the US. Announcing its latest results, Adidas chief executive Bjorn Gulden said…

NASA Nasa calls Nisar, their newest satellite, the ‘most sophisticated radar we’ve ever built.’ Indian and US space agencies have launched a new satellite which will keep a hawk’s eye on Earth, detecting and reporting even the smallest changes in land, sea, and ice sheets. Data from the joint mission by Indian Space agency Isro…

Darbon has acknowledged that UK government officials have also spoken with the R&A about the possibility of Turnberry hosting The Open. President Trump hosted the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the course during a visit to Scotland – the country where his mother was born – earlier this week, and called for the championship…

Max Matza & Regan Morris BBC News, Washington state and Los Angeles Watch: Major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings Many Hawaiians have heeded official advice to leave coastal areas, after a powerful earthquake thousands of miles away near Russia caused tsunami waves to reach the US state and other parts of the Pacific.…

Reuters A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The earthquake, which hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25am local time on Wednesday (00:25 BST), is believed to be one of the most powerful ever recorded. More than two million people have been ordered to…

Jeremy Bowen International editor in Jerusalem EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement that Britain will recognise Palestinian statehood is a major change in UK foreign policy. He offered to postpone recognition if Israel took “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term, sustainable peace,…