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Bezalel Smotrich described Gaza as an “inseparable part” of Israel, even as the Netherlands announced a ban on him and another hard line Israeli minister.

The 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast led to warnings and advisories for parts of Japan, Hawaii and Alaska.

Countries on both sides of the Pacific issued tsunami warnings after an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast. Hours later, there were no immediate reports of major damage, although some areas remained under advisories.

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

The Israeli military said it killed at least three Hamas operatives at Al-Baqa Cafe. It also killed a journalist, an artist and two best friends reconciling after a fight.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a fierce rejection of President Trump’s demands for Brazil, but said he was ready for dialogue.

Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year.

Regional authorities in one region declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula was watching for volcanic activity.

It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

The area includes Crescent City, which is particularly vulnerable because of its low elevation. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active regions that encircle the Pacific Ocean.

Plus, the Booker Prize nominees

After a “constructive” round of talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “Nothing is agreed until we speak with President Trump.”

Amid warnings of famine in Gaza, a satellite captures an image of hundreds of Palestinians converging on an aid convoy.

A son of Lebanese musical icons, he became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

Recent pacts with Britain, Europe and Japan mean that autos exported from those countries and regions face lower U.S. tariffs than Canadian vehicles do.

Plus, the Booker Prize nominees.

The Trump administration has been talking up provisions of its deal with the European Union that would secure hundreds of billions of dollars in investments.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Awdah Hathaleen, whose work was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was shot dead. The suspect had been subject to U.S. sanctions, but President Trump lifted them.