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- Earthquakes
Tsunami threat for Japan, Hawaii downgraded after evacuation orders sparked panic
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
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Tsunami warning as it happened: Millions evacuated after strongest earthquake recorded since 2011 hits Russia; warnings issued for Pacific nations; Hawaii downgrades threat
A powerful earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii.
- Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud and Kayla Olaya
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
- Opinion
- AI
‘Whatever it takes’: Why Trump’s vow is so dangerous
The world’s superpowers are taking very different approaches as they look to win a key battle for the future.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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
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
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
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
- Updated
- Trade wars
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
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- Mass shooting
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
‘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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