Breaking news of Sunday, 23 August 2026
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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Tokyo and eastern Kanto overnight
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9, with its epicenter in southern Ibaraki prefecture and hypocenter at 70 kilometers, was felt in Tokyo and eastern Kanto. The Japan Meteorological Agency ruled out tsunami risks and recorded an intensity of lower 5 on the shindo scale in Tokyo’s Adachi ward and in Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba prefectures (Japan Times). International readings put the magnitude at around 5.8, depth at about 61 kilometers, with several aftershocks, the strongest of magnitude 4.4 (USGS). Reports of damage are being verified.
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Russian Defense Ministry claims 328 Ukrainian drones shot down over 18 regions
According to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry, between 8 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday (Moscow time) air defenses intercepted 328 Ukrainian drones over 18 regions and over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, six approaching Moscow; in the previous period it had claimed another 250. Rostov region governor Yuri Slyusar reported about 30 drones destroyed in three districts, with damage to the railway contact line; in Orenburg debris fell on a warehouse, with no injuries according to Russian sources. Flights suspended in Sochi, Samara, Penza, Yaroslavl, Cheboksary. No independent confirmation: AiF, EADaily.
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