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A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Flores, Indonesia, killing at least 38. The search-and-rescue effort raises urgent questions about the region’s disaster resilience.

Eight killed, 20,000 homes dark, 7,000 stranded at Narita after ‘unprecedented’ rain hit Japan. Why the storm broke the country’s defenses.

Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov tells the BBC Russia’s war in Ukraine is in its fifth year with Putin unable to conquer, only destroy. Analysis of a historic turning point.

Colombia earthquake: 180 dead as rescuers battle aftershocks. What this disaster reveals about the Andes, building codes, and a region’s mortal risks.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity, upending assumptions about impunity.

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China, forcing one million evacuations, with Shanghai enduring powerful winds, torrential rain, and a dangerous storm surge.

FIFA publicly condemns a coordinated campaign to unseat president Gianni Infantino. The rare statement signals a strategic shift as the governing body enters a vulnerable post-World Cup period.

Russian missiles hit near Kyiv, killing three including a child, after Zelensky warned Ukraine’s air-defense interceptors are nearly exhausted.

Jharkhand’s youth protests over jobs and recruitment echo Delhi’s ‘cockroach’ protests. Inside India’s new youth movement — and its political stakes.

Iran says a deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz is in final stages; the US and Oman stay silent. Here’s what the agreement would really change.