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#TsunamiAlert after powerful 7.5-magnitude #earthquake : Fears of mega-sized #aftershock in #Japan

Such a monster earthquake is referred to in #Japanese as kyodai jishin #工作地震

These are the most powerful in the world, can reach magnitudes of up to 9 and higher.
TV2
December 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Scream
....

There is no such dream
That does not flow from the eyes

That does not remain in the heart
That does not say what it has been.

- Maqsood Asi
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#BREAKING
#TsunamiAlert warning in #Japan after earthquake

A 7.6 magnitude #earthquake has been recorded off the north coast of the island nation.
#Earthquake occurred outside #Aomori, in northern Japan.
VG
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Novelist #SalmanRushdie is "very worried" about growing #Hindu nationalism and restrictions on #FreeExpression in #Modi 's #India

Speaking to Mishal Husain, he says he first saw the #Warning signs decades ago
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Salman Rushdie: Free Speech Should Feel Uncomfortable
The Booker Prize-winner on surviving a knife attack, returning to fiction and the challenge of defending freedom of expression.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Rising Afghanistan #Pakistan Hostilities Threaten #Chinese Interests And #Investments

#China viewed the end of US-led war in #Afghanistan as an opportunity to expand its influence, gain access to #mineral wealth, secure its border against #extremist group
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Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Threaten Chinese Investments
Escalating tensions between Islamabad and Kabul are threatening the interests of China, the dominant economic player in the region.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#BREAKING
#Shotgun skating at #Storo Storsenter in #Oslo

A 19-year-old man has been arrested. He was the one who called the #police prior to the #shooting in #ShoppingCenter and Fortunately, neither he nor anyone else was injured at the scene.
Police
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December 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
EU ministers responsible for home affairs have approved a legislative proposal that opens up #reception centers for #asylum seekers from outside the #EU

#Denmark 's Minister confirms it to Ritzau

It will be negotiated in EU #Parliament before it can ultimately become final law.
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
On Monday night, #Thailand and #Cambodia accused each other of violating the #ceasefire agreement. Nearly 400,000 people are to be evacuated

4 #civilians have been killed in Cambodia and 9 have been injured.
TV2
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December 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#BREAKING
The police are at #Storo Storsenter in #Oslo after reports that a person has fired #shots inside the #ShoppingCenter

The police have the #shooter, a 19-year-old man from Oslo, under control. No injuries have been reported yet.
TV2
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨 Melding om #skudd#StoroStorsenter

Politiet er på Storo Storsenter i #Oslo etter melding om at en person har avfyrt skudd inne på senteret.

Politiet har kontroll på skytteren, en 19 år gammel mann fra Oslo. Det er ikke meldt om skadde.
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Melding om skudd på Storo Storsenter
En 19 år gammel mann er pågrepet.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A mass #wedding in #Gaza – in pictures

54 couples got married in a mass wedding in Gaza in a moment of #Hope after two years of war. Crowds gathered in #KhanYounis among the rubble

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A mass wedding in Gaza – in pictures
Fifty-four couples got married in a mass wedding in Gaza in a moment of hope after two years of war. Crowds gathered in Khan Younis among the rubble
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A water leak at the #Louvre Museum in #Paris has damaged hundreds of books in the #Egyptian antiquities department.

Around 400 books were damaged in November due to weaknesses in the plumbing system, according to the #niche newspaper La Tribune de l'Art.
TV2
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December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#French President Emmanuel Macron and #German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned #Ukraine that the US might "betray" #Kyiv during #peace negotiations with #Russia, according to a confidential call reported by #German magazine Spiegel.

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France and Germany warn US could 'betray' Ukraine in push for peace, Speigel reports
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Ukraine that the US might "betray" Kyiv during peace negotiations with Russia, according to a confidential call reported by...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Nearly 80 people – more than half of them #children – have been killed in a series of #drone strikes targeting a #kindergarten, a local #hospital in #Sudan said on Sunday, blaming the attacks on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, #RSF

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Dozens dead after drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital, local official says
Nearly 80 people – more than half of them children – have been killed in a series of drone strikes targeting a kindergarten, a hospital and rescue teams in southern Sudan, local officials said on Sund...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A group of soldiers on #Benin 's national television claimed to have seized power on Sunday, the latest #threat to #democratic norms in the unstable region.
However, the soldiers loyal to Benin’s President #Talon claiming to have foiled the #coup attempt.

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Soldiers announce apparent military coup in Benin, President Talon is 'safe', says army
A group of soldiers on Benin's national television claimed to have seized power in the West African nation on Sunday, the latest threat to democratic norms in the unstable region. However, the situati...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#WATCH

A #volcano in #Hawaii sent lava spewing towards a remote camera recording the #eruption, engulfing it in ash and knocking it offline.

#Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.

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Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A protective shield covering the #Chernobyl nuclear reactor in #Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a #drone strike earlier this year, according to a #UN watchdog.

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Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is my least favorite life
The one where I am out of my mind
The one where you are just out of reach
The one where I stay and you fly
🎶🎶
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
CHAMPIONS of #MLSCup
#InterMiamiCF

The #GOAT Lionel #Messi with 2 clinical and critical assists tonight.
He simply took Miami from the bottom of the #MLS table and made them the champions 🏆
#Messi𓃵 #MLSCupFinal
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
At least 18 #migrants died when their boat capsized off the #Greek island of #Chrysi

The capsized boat was discovered by a #Turkish cargo ship on Saturday, which contacted Greek authorities. Two survivors were rescued, and a search operation to find more is still underway.
TV2
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
DISGUSTING

Director #Tarantino called the actor #PaulDano a 'weak sauce.'

#ThereWillBeBlood would stand a good chance at being no. 1 or 2 if it didn't have a big, giant #flaw in it… and the flaw is Paul Dano.
"Dano is weak sauce, man. He is the weak sister."
- Daily Mail
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
#BREAKING
New clashes between #Afghanistan and #Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged fire along the #border between the countries on Friday, with both sides accusing the other of attacking first.

There have been no reports of injuries or deaths so far.
NRK
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#Norway and the other #EEA countries are implementing 597 new legal acts from the #EU this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed NRK

This is 152 new #legal acts in just over a month, which is a record.
The #backlog is now down to approximately 520.
TV2
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
US #SupremeCourt has agreed to hear a case on whether the old constitutional #right of guaranteed #citizenship for those born in #US will remain

On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an order to end #BirthrightCitizenship

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
Donald Trump's controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM