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A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Saturday. New Delhi: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Saturday, according to the National Center for Seismology. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The United States Geological Survey (USGS), however, has put its magnitude at 7.4, with a deeper focus of 39.5 km. Tsunami warning issued The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned of “hazardous” waves affecting Russian coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre. The USGS initially reported the quake as magnitude…

The vote comes amid one of the worst humanitarian crises in Gaza- over 64,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed, and the region faces devastation due to the ongoing conflict. United Nations: The UN General Assembly has passed the historic 'New York Declaration' advocating the two-state solution to the longstanding Israel-Palestinian conflict, with 142 countries- including India- casting votes in favour, 10 opposing, and 12 abstaining. This resolution, co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia and ratified at a recent international conference at UN headquarters, sets forth a roadmap promising concrete, time-bound, and irreversible steps towards the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian…

Russia-Ukraine war: Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Alaska and met his American counterpart Donald Trump, in a bid to end the Ukraine war. Moscow: The Kremlin said on Friday that the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the three-and-a-half-year war have been 'paused'. "Our negotiators have the opportunity to communicate through channels. But for now, it is probably more accurate to talk about a pause," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a statement, as reported by global media. "You can't wear rose-tinted glasses and expect that the negotiation process will yield immediate results." Putin's Alaska visit…