NewsQuake shakes Xinjiang, Trudeau warns Trump, drone strikes in Russia. This is what happened in the news overnight
Quake shakes Xinjiang, Trudeau warns Trump, drone strikes in Russia. This is what happened in the news overnight
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
28 November 2024 07:27
- An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 was registered in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) provided the information. The epicentre was located at a depth of 10 kilometres, 170 kilometres northeast of Kashgar, home to over 500,000 people. There is currently no information on potential victims or damage.
- On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial premiers discussed the potential impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, citing concerns like illegal immigration and drug trafficking from China. A press release from the Prime Minister's office highlighted Trudeau's assertion that Canada's economic ties with the U.S. are among the nation's greatest strategic advantages amid global uncertainty.
- Several Russian cities in the Krasnodar and Rostov regions were attacked overnight using drones. Videos of the explosions appeared on social media.
- Hezbollah, in its first statement after the ceasefire took effect on Wednesday in the fighting with Israel in Lebanon, declared "victory" over the Jewish state and announced continued resistance. It was noted that "Israeli attempts to occupy cities and create a buffer zone" in Lebanon failed.
- Residents of Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, and other large towns protested against the radical, anti-Western Calin Georgescu, the unexpected winner of the first round of presidential elections. "Romania, do not forget that Europe is your home!" chanted the demonstrators, among whom young people predominated.
- NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Barry "Butch" Wilmore, Don Pettit, and Nick Hague showed what their festive space meal looks like for Thanksgiving. It includes vacuum-packed smoked turkey, Brussels sprouts, and butternut squash.
