An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck the Alaskan peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning within 300 km of the epicentre.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake hit at 0612 GMT about 804 km southwest of Anchorage and around 96 km south-southeast of the remote settlement of Perryville.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km.
US war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, Pentagon says
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month.
At Temple of Heaven summit, Trump and Xi will seek a good harvest
Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops under the blue-tiled, triple-eaved roof of Beijing's Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, in sacred rites affirming their mandate to rule.
Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects Iran proposal
Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" as Tehran rejected a US proposal to end the conflict.
UK's Starmer defies calls to quit, says he is getting on with governing
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would "get on with governing" despite a "destabilising" 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable for his departure after an election drubbing.
New Israeli law sets military tribunal for those linked to October 7 attack
Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinians who took part in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, a step lawmakers said would help heal national trauma.
The UAE has strongly condemned the infiltration of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out hostile acts.
Federal government employees in the UAE will get a week off to mark Eid Al Adha.
Dubai's private schools will get a nine-day break after Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced that Eid Al Adha holidays will begin on Monday, May 25, and end on Friday, May 29.
