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Powerful Molucca Sea Quake Triggers Tsunami Alerts Across Eastern Indonesia; At Least One Dead

A magnitude 7.4–7.6 quake off North Maluku sparked tsunami warnings and evacuations in eastern Indonesia. Waves were modest, but damage and one death reported.

#indonesia, #earthquake, #tsunami, #moluccasea, #bmkg

Touadéra sworn in for third term as Central African Republic scraps limits and leans on foreign forces

Faustin-Archange Touadéra begins a new seven-year term after term limits were removed, amid disputed elections and heavy reliance on UN and Russian security.

#centralafricanrepublic, #toudera, #elections, #russia, #minusca

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Baltic Oil Ports, Disrupting Exports and Jarring Global Markets

Late-March drone strikes set fires at Primorsk and Ust-Luga, briefly cutting Russian Baltic exports and tightening an already strained oil market.

#ukraine, #russia, #oil, #drones, #brent

U.N. Ends Yemen Port Monitoring Mission in Hudaydah, Shifting Cease-Fire Oversight to Diplomats

U.N. observers leave Yemen’s key Red Sea port as UNMHA mandate expires, ending on-the-ground monitoring of the 2018 Hudaydah cease-fire.

#yemen, #unitednations, #redsea, #houthi, #shipping

Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Hub Opens a New Front in the 2026 War

Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas facilities disrupt output, jolt global markets and raise legal questions over targeting civilian energy hubs.

#iran, #israel, #naturalgas, #southpars, #energy

Deep 7.5 Quake Spurs Tsunami Sirens in Tonga, but Waves Never Come

A magnitude 7.5 deep-focus quake off Vavaʻu triggered nationwide tsunami warnings and evacuations in Tonga before officials lifted the alert.

#tonga, #earthquake, #tsunami, #pacific

Tehran Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan, Pushing Five Demands as Hormuz Closure Roils Oil Markets

A 15-point U.S. ceasefire offer carried via Pakistan is met with Iran’s five demands, including sovereignty over Hormuz, keeping a gulf war—and energy shock—alive.

#iran, #straitofhormuz, #ceasefire, #oilprices, #pakistan

U.N. Council Weighs Chapter VII Mandate to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open as Iran War Disrupts Oil Flows

Bahrain urges a Chapter VII U.N. mandate to use “all necessary means” to secure Hormuz as Russia and China resist and tanker traffic collapses.

#un, #straitofhormuz, #iran, #oil, #securitycouncil

Eid flash floods kill six in Oman, exposing risks of a wetter future

A rare March deluge turned Oman’s wadis into torrents, killing at least six and stranding motorists—testing flood defenses and public warnings.

#oman, #floods, #climatechange, #eid, #disasterresponse

Flash Floods Kill Dozens in Kenya as Nairobi’s Riverbank Settlements Bear the Brunt

A March downpour turned Nairobi roads into rivers, killing at least 88 nationwide and displacing 34,000, renewing scrutiny of warnings, drainage and riverbank housing.

#kenya, #nairobi, #flooding, #climatechange, #disasterresponse