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Flores hit with magnitude 5.6 earthquake

A moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Flores region in Indonesia at 2.51pm today, with the epicentre located 213km east of Bima

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Israeli strikes kill at least 11 in southern Lebanon in deadliest attacks since truce

Beirut warns that the strikes were undermining efforts to stabilise the region after the deadliest of such attacks occurred since a truce with Hezbollah took ef...

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Sulawesi past midnight

Preliminary data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) report no immediate casualties or significant damage following the earthquake

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Powerful Flores 7.7-magnitude earthquake kills 20 as two remain buried

The quake claims the lives of at least 20 people, injuring six and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted after waves of less than one metre were re...

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Singapore tightens sexual offences laws, criminalises non-consensual AI-generated intimate images

Singapore authorities wield greater powers to prosecute sexual offences involving minors committed overseas

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Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory

US President Donald Trump said he would “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz part of United States territory after defeating Iran

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Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia; tsunami warning issued

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned that tsunami waves could be generated by the quake.

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Marcos to endorse 2028 presidential candidate but says choice is not yet made

Marcos says he has yet to decide whom to back, as his political rift with Vice-President Sara Duterte continues to shape the emerging race

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Wildfires force mass evacuations across Europe as heatwave fuels blazes

Large numbers have been evacuated in France, Croatia and Germany as fast-moving wildfires tear through forests and threaten communities

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Hopes of finding Colombia quake survivors fade as 72-hour rescue window closes

The country’s strongest earthquake leaves at least 273 people dead with over 3,800 injured and about 377 still reported missing

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US teen charged with killing mother, brother after ChatGPT searches about family murder

US authorities say the suspect used the “internet and ChatGPT to make searches for theoretical ideas or fantasy stories regarding the killing of his family,”

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US threatens indefinite Iran blockade as Hormuz crisis deepens

Washington says its naval blockade of Iran could continue indefinitely as Tehran refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without sanctions relief and the release...

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Malaysian man charged over fake Singapore work passes, court stamps

The passes bore the man’s photograph and stamping devices carrying the logos of the Supreme Court and Ministry of Home Affairs