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  • Tsunami waves hit Russia, Japan, Hawaii after 8.8 magnitude earthquake

    Tsunami waves hit Russia, Japan, Hawaii after 8.8 magnitude earthquake

    A confirmed earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 at 3:25 p.m. PST, 315 miles southwest of Bering Island, Komandorski, and 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, in Russia, has started a slew of small tsunamis throughout the…

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  • Tsunami advisories in place after strong earthquake near east coast of Russia

    Tsunami advisories in place after strong earthquake near east coast of Russia

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  • Pacific on tsunami watch following powerful 8.8 quake off Russia

    Pacific on tsunami watch following powerful 8.8 quake off Russia

    Cook Islands – Boats in Rarotonga being moved to deeper water on the advice of local authorities in response to Tsunami Warnings after the 8.8 magnitude quake off of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. 30 July 2025
    Photo: RNZ Pacific/Caleb…

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  • Trump Admits Financial Penalties on Russia ‘May or May Not’ Work – The New York Times

    1. Trump Admits Financial Penalties on Russia ‘May or May Not’ Work  The New York Times
    2. US senator on sanctions bill: Putin doesn’t deserve more time  Українська правда
    3. Trump keeps some Republicans off Russia sanctions bill  

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  • Lab equipment smuggled to Russian companies, Wisconsin man pleads guilty

    Lab equipment smuggled to Russian companies, Wisconsin man pleads guilty

    A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of trade sanctions the United States imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.

    The backstory:

    Federal prosecutors…

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  • Russian soldiers scammed and robbed of war cash on return from Ukraine

    Russian soldiers scammed and robbed of war cash on return from Ukraine

    Sergei Goryashko & Investigations Team

    BBC News Russian

    BBC Illustration showing a man taking cash from a cashpoint in Russia while two shadowy figures in uniforms stand in frontBBC

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin promised Russian soldiers a hero’s welcome when they return from Ukraine, but the BBC has found cases of servicemen robbed and scammed for their salaries…

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  • Oil Spikes on Worry Over U.S. Sanctions Against Russia. Watch India. – Barron's

    1. Oil Spikes on Worry Over U.S. Sanctions Against Russia. Watch India.  Barron’s
    2. News Wrap: Trump moves up his deadline for Putin to end Ukraine war  PBS
    3. Trump slashes deadline for peace in Ukraine – but will the Kremlin care?  CNN
    4. Trump says Russia…

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  • Trump offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse?

    Trump offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse?

    US President Donald Trump is “very disappointed” with Vladimir Putin and is giving his Russian counterpart just ten more…

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  • Tanker believed to be carrying fuel processed in India from Russian oil docks in Western Australia

    Tanker believed to be carrying fuel processed in India from Russian oil docks in Western Australia

    A tanker believed to be carrying fuel derived from Russian oil has docked in Western Australia, with question marks surrounding the cargo exposing glaring loopholes in government sanctions against Moscow.

    Seferis sails under a Greek flag and…

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