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Arab nations have told Hamas to disarm as international pressure mounts, UK airports were left in chaos after a 20-minute technical glitch caused an air traffic control outage, and one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded prompted evacuations and tsunami warnings across Asia and the Americas.

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1 | Arab nations tell Hamas to 'disarm' and end rule of Gaza

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2 | Airports in chaos after air traffic control outage grounds flights

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3 | Massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake prompts tsunami warnings across US and Japan

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4 | 'Ozzy was the best of us': Thousands bid farewell to rock icon

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5 | Judge allows Palestine Action to challenge Home Office over terrorism ban

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8.8

The magnitude of the earthquake which struck off the coast of Russia, causing tsunami waves to strike multiple countries and islands in the Pacific. It was the strongest since a 9.0 magnitude quake near Japan in 2011 caused a massive tsunami.

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