Quake measuring 7.9 hits off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued

Vladivostok, July 30 (UNI) A 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck near Severo-Kurilsk, a town in Russia’s Sakhalin region, prompting a tsunami warning and the evacuation of residents from potentially hazardous areas, regional governor Valery Limarenko said on social media. Emergency services are operating in enhanced mode, assisting residents as they move to higher ground…

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Zelenskyy returning to Ukraine from G7 summit: Reports

Kyiv, June 18 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cut his scheduled G7 program short and is returning to Ukraine, Ukrainian broadcaster Hromadske reported, citing an unnamed source. G7 has failed to adopt a joint “strong” statement on Ukraine during the summit in Canada over US reluctance, Reuters reported earlier. Hromadske reported late on Tuesday…

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