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In this image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences via AP)

Tsunami warning LIVE updates: Hawaii braces for ‘wall of water’ as strongest earthquake recorded since 2011 hits Russia; tsunami warnings issued for multiple Pacific nations

The powerful earthquake has triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii. Follow our live updates.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud and Kayla Olaya

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A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Wednesday,

Hawaii on alert as magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings

 A powerful earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, damaging buildings, prompting evacuations and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and parts of the US.

  • Satoshi Sugiyama
PrSM missile test in the NT.

The game-changing new missile that could halt China

The Australian Army has just tested a new US missile that can fly faster and further, and could shift the balance in any Pacific confrontation.

  • Benedict Smith
US President Donald Trump says America will do ‘whataver it takes’ to dominate AI.

Trump’s ‘whatever it takes’ promise ups the ante in high-stakes fight

The US and China are scrambling to dominate the world of AI. The clash could exacerbate the risks in an inherently risky technology.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump knew Epstein ‘stole’ young women, including Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago

The president revealed he knew Jeffrey Epstein was poaching young women from the spa at his club in Florida and said he gave the financier a warning.

  • Michael Koziol
The man believed to be the gunman walking into the building in New York City.

New York mass shooter was targeting NFL offices – but took the wrong elevator

A note found on the gunman – who shot dead four people before killing himself – claimed he had been suffering from CTE, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in sport.

  • Philip Marcelo, Eric Tucker and Mike Balsamo
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One careful owner: Qatar’s surplus 747-8 has been on the market for about five years.

What will it cost to renovate the ‘free’ Air Force One? Don’t ask

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to Donald Trump, the US Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an overbudget, behind-schedule nuclear modernisation program.

  • David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump.

Government scrambling for details after Trump threatens higher tariffs

Australian officials do not know how high a tariff Donald Trump will place on the country’s exports to the US and there are no signs a deal is imminent.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Matthew Knott and David Crowe
The man believed to be the gunman walking into the building in New York City.

Five dead, including gunman, in mass shooting at New York City office building

Police identified the gunman as 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura and said they believed he drove across the country from Las Vegas in the days before the shooting.

  • Michael Koziol
The USS North Dakota, a Virginia-class boat of the type Australia would acquire under AUKUS.

‘Trends are worrying’: Incoming US naval boss sounds AUKUS warning

The Pentagon, meanwhile, has confirmed Australia’s second $800 million payment to help the US build nuclear-powered submarines was made after Canberra became aware the AUKUS agreement was under review.

  • Michael Koziol

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