1. A tsunami warning of up to 3 meters has been issued along Japan’s Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Wakayama. Officials are calling on people to stay evacuated until all alerts are lifted despite the hot weather. A magnitude 8.7 quake struck the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on Wednesday morning.
2. The highest temperature ever recorded in Japan has been observed in the western prefecture of Hyogo. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a high-pressure system pushed up temperatures across the country on Wednesday. Tamba City in Hyogo Prefecture hit 41.2 degrees Celsius.
3. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel “takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation” in the Gaza Strip.