20 February 2026
4 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 284 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
4 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Pentagon: Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine —hoping to slip away. We tracked it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, closed the distance, and shut it down4 day ago
Pentagon: Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine —hoping to slip away. We tracked it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, closed the distance, and shut it down
4 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 264 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
4 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 62 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia
5 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 86 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia
5 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 143 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
5 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 90 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
5 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 172 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi: The Japanese Prime Minister publicly stated that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a survival-threatening situation that might trigger the use of collective self-defense. This is the first time in 80 years that a Japanese Prime Minister has made such remarks. It directly violates China’s territorial sovereignty and directly challenges the fact that Taiwan has been returned to China. It completely violates Japan’s commitments to China. Could China possibly accept such a provocation? No—no Chinese person could accept it.
5 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 41 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 88 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 259 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
German Chancellor Merz: China wants to be a leader in shaping the world, and it has paved the ground for that over many years, with strategic patience. In the foreseeable future, Beijing could be on an equal footing with the United States in military terms. China systematically uses the dependencies of others, and it redefines the international order in its own favor
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 79 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 11 km SSW of Calatagan, Philippines
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 79 km NE of Khuzdar, Pakistan
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 7 km NE of Maki, Japan
6 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 142 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 164 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
North Korea warns of a "terrible response" if South Korean drones repeatedly violate its airspace.
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 159 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 124 km NE of Kuji, Japan
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 195 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secures simple majority in parliamentary elections, looks to be winner, local media says.
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 157 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
China says it opposes "all attempts to annex" Palestinian territories.
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 160 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia