2 Earthquakes Strike Off Coast of British Columbia

Piles of coal awaiting export and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Piles of coal awaiting export and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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2 Earthquakes Strike Off Coast of British Columbia

Piles of coal awaiting export and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Piles of coal awaiting export and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Two earthquakes struck off the northern coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The United States Geological Survey said the first earthquake, measuring magnitude 6.5, happened around 3:20 p.m. local time. It was located off the tip of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago located about 1,720 kilometers (1,069 miles) north of Vancouver and occurred at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles).
Natural Resources Canada said a second earthquake, measuring 4.5, occurred about an hour later in the same area.
The US Tsunami Warning Center reported that there was no threat of a tsunami from the quakes. No damage was reported.



Kremlin Says Trump Shooter's Ukrainian Links Show Playing with Fire Has Consequences

Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters
Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters
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Kremlin Says Trump Shooter's Ukrainian Links Show Playing with Fire Has Consequences

Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters
Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters

The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian links of the alleged shooter in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump showed that "playing with fire" had consequences.

The remark was a clear reference to the United States' support of Ukraine against Russia. Washington has sent tens of billions of dollars of military aid to Kyiv in an attempt to help Ukrainian forces defeat Russia, according to Reuters.

Asked about what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt on Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:

"It is not us who should be thinking, it is the US intelligence services who should be thinking. In any case, playing with fire has its consequences."

Peskov, when asked if the assassination attempt risked destabilizing the United States, said it was not really Russia's business, though Russia was monitoring the situation.

"We see how tense the situation is there, including between political competitors," Peskov said. "The political struggle is escalating, and a variety of methods are being used."

CNN, Fox News and the New York Times identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, citing unidentified law enforcement officials.

Three social media accounts bearing Routh's name suggest he was an avid supporter of Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The New York Times reported it had interviewed Routh in 2023 for an article about Americans who were volunteering to help the Ukraine war effort.

Routh told the Times he'd travelled to Ukraine and spent several months there in 2022 and was trying to recruit Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban to fight in Ukraine.