Major earthquake strikes off Taiwan, Japan issues tsunami alert for Okinawa islands

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off Taiwan. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-japan-tsunami-warning-1.7161831?cmp=rss

Desperate to escape the war, Palestinians pay a private company thousands to leave Gaza

In the face of war, famine and homelessness, desperate Gazans are paying a private company in Cairo exorbitant “travel co-ordination fees” to help them escape into Egypt through the Rafah border. One international affairs expert says the system is war profiteering “at its worst.”

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-war-egypt-bribes-1.7152653?cmp=rss