A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of North Maluku province in eastern Indonesia on Sunday.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck 129km southeast of the city of Palu at a depth of 10km.
There were no tsunami warnings and no immediate reports of damage.
2 people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
Two people have been pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock, and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
US investigates deadly strike on Iranian wedding
US Vice President JD Vance said that an investigation was being carried out into a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding on Tuesday that an analysis showed likely resulted from a direct hit by the United States' munition.
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says
Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least $2.56 billion (387.5 billion Nepalese rupees) were damaged in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, according to the country's disaster authority chief.
Kuwait air defences deal with Iranian missile, drone attacks
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces have announced its air defence systems are actively intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks early on Thursday.
Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources told Reuters, a week after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000.
US House passes bill to crack down on university boycotts of Israel
The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democratic criticism of the Israeli government over the war in Gaza.
Spain's PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated Ceuta border surge
Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July's deadly border rush from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated or carried out by Moroccan authorities, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Thursday.
Two Palestinian teens killed in West Bank raid by Israeli settlers, army
Two Palestinian teenagers have been killed on Wednesday in an attack by Israeli settler fighters and army troops on their village in the occupied West Bank, local officials and the Palestinian health ministry said.
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