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Today, a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far eastern coast has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific.

The quake struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25am local time on Wednesday (00:25 BST) and is thought to be one of the most powerful ever recorded. Around two million people were ordered to evacuate in Japan, Russia, and Hawaii - although many of those warnings have since been downgraded.

Joining Adam live from Tokyo is Shaimaa Khalil, the BBC’s Tokyo Correspondent, with the latest on the situation in Japan.

Adam also speaks to Dr Rebecca Bell, Associate Professor in Tectonics at Imperial College London, and BBC Science Correspondent Victoria Gill.

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Flights are resuming from UK airports after all departures were delayed by an air traffic control issue.

National Air Traffic Services said the problem was now resolved, but delays and cancellations were still being reported across the country.

An earlier statement from air traffic control said: "We are limiting the number of aircraft flying in the London control area in order to ensure safety”.

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The US will impose 25% tariffs on goods imported from India "plus an unspecified penalty" for buying Russian energy and weapons, US President Donald Trump has said.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said the measures would take effect from from 1 August, the US deadline for a trade deal. He described India as a friend whose "tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the world”.

He also criticised India's purchases of Russian military equipment and energy "when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE”.

There was no immediate response from India, which has been negotiating a trade deal with the US for months. Last year, the US had a trade deficit of $45.8bn (£26.1bn) with India.

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The families of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza have said the plan by the UK and other European countries to recognise a Palestinian state "validates terrorism".

On Tuesday Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK would take the step in September unless Israel met certain conditions including agreeing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution.

In the last 24 hours, more than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven more have died from malnutrition, the Hamas-run health ministry reported.

The UN has said at least 500 trucks of aid a day are needed in Gaza. On Tuesday only 115 were let in.

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Greece has started detaining all migrants who arrive on small boats from northern Africa and denying them the right to apply for asylum.

The new migration minister, Thanos Plevris, said the measure was justified, for three months initially, because the island of Crete has seen a surge in arrivals from Libya at the height of tourist season.

Human rights lawyers have criticised the move.

The right for anyone to request protection, or asylum, is inscribed in EU and international law and in the constitution of Greece itself.

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Waves of over 1m have been recorded near the California-Oregon border, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

And French Polynesian authorities have increased the maximum wave height prediction for the island of Nuku Hiva from 2.2m to 4m.

The waves were triggered by a massive 8.8 earthquake which hit near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25am local time (00:25am BST) on Wednesday.

Meanwhile Japan has downgraded the tsunami threat level in some areas after earlier telling 1.9 million people to evacuate.

The tsunami warning covering Hawaii has also been downgraded to an advisory level.

Evacuation orders are still in force in countries as far apart as Colombia and New Zealand.

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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25am local time on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in the US and Japan.

The first waves have reached Hawaii, with a 4ft (1.2m) wave recorded off Oahu, while Japan's Meteorological Agency says tsunami waves have reached parts of the country’s coast.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green has asked people to heed evacuation orders and stay calm, while US President Donald Trump advised Americans to be on alert for tsunami warnings.

Russia's Sakhalin region has declared a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands and the Severo-Kurilsk district, with tsunami waves impacting the port town of Severo-Kurilsk.

Tsunami advisories have also been issued in countries including the Philippines, Indonesia and New Zealand, warning people to stay away from beaches.

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Japan and the US have issued tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia on Wednesday.

Official evacuation orders have been issued to people on the Pacific coast of Japan and in Hawaii.

The first tsunami waves, at 30cm high, arrived at the northern coast of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture before 10.40 local time (02.40 BST), Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Waves at 40cm high have been observed in Tokachi, in Hokkaido.

US authorities have issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii and Alaska. Hawaii warns it could face "destructive" 3-meter high waves.

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The United Kingdom will recognise a Palestinian state at a United Nations meeting in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza” including agreeing a ceasefire. The announcement was made by the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following an emergency meeting of his cabinet.

It adds to growing international calls to move rapidly towards the creation of a Palestinian state. They have been fuelled by outrage over the suffering in Gaza and a widespread view that the Israel-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved without implementation of the long-proposed two-state solution.

Around 140 countries have formally recognised a Palestinian state. France recently became the first permanent member of the UN Security Council and G7 country to say it would do so at the UN meeting in September.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu condemned the UK announcement, saying it “rewards Hamas” and punishes its victims.

It came as A UN-backed food security body gas warned that "the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in Gaza. Israel insists there are no restrictions on aid deliveries and no starvation there. It blames Hamas for problems with aid deliveries there.

Earlier, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said more than 60,000 Palestinians had been killed since Israel began its offensive in the territory following the Hamas attacks of October 2023.

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The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

He said the recognition will happen at the UN unless the Israeli government takes "substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza", including a ceasefire and a commitment to a long-term peace process that delivers a two-state solution.

It comes as Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel's offensive began, including 112 in the past 24 hours.

A UN-backed food security body earlier said "the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out" in Gaza, with "mounting evidence" of widespread starvation.

Israel insists there are no restrictions on aid deliveries and that there is "no starvation".

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