But the danger appeared to be waning in some places, with the US state of Hawaii and Japan downgrading their warnings.

Palestine is currently designated by the UN as a “permanent observer state”, a form of non-member state, meaning it cannot vote on decisions made by the UN’s main organs and bodies, such as the ...

The world has witnessed several catastrophic earthquakes, with the 1960 Valdivia, Chile quake topping the list at magnitude 9.5. These seismic events, including those in Alaska, Sumatra, and Japan, ...