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A volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java erupted on Nov 19, throwing ash and gas kilometres into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level. Mount Semeru in eastern Java, about 310km west of the tourist hot spot of Bali, erupted at 2.13pm local time, spewing what are...

Indonesian teen’s diary and online trail reveal path to Jakarta mosque blasts

Police said 55 people were in hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns, after the blasts at the mosque inside a school complex in the Kelapa Gading area.Investigators have since combed through his internet history and raided his home to piece together how a reclusive 17-year-old in Muslim-majority Indonesia absorbed extremist...

One of the most revered icons of Hindi cinema, Kamini Kaushal, India’s oldest living actor, died in Mumbai on Friday.

Neecha Nagar (1946) and Biraj Bahu (1954) are two of her most famous movies.She went on to star in many successful films opposite leading actors like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, and Dev Anand. After transitioning to character roles in the 1960s, she became well-known for playing mothers in films like Shaheed (1965) and Upkar (1967)....

Russian spy ship currently on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says

The defence secretary said a Russian spy ship, which has been operating on the edge of UK waters, had aimed lasers at the pilots of RAF surveillance aircraft who were monitoring its activities, as ITV News’ Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen reports A Russian spy ship named Yantar is currently on the edge of UK waters,...

Rare earths company MP Materials is partnering with the US military and Saudi Arabia’s flagship mining company to build a rare earth refinery in the Kingdom.

In a move that aims to diversify the global critical minerals supply chain. Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) and the Pentagon will create a joint venture to process rare earth materials from Saudi Arabia and other parts of the world to supply the US and Saudi manufacturing and defense sectors.Washington and Riyadh signed the Critical...

Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, UK supreme court rules

Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, UK supreme court rules The parents of a primary school child sought a judicial review against the Department of Education (Stock image)The parents of a primary school child sought a judicial review against the Department of Education (Stock image)The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland...

Caffè Greco, Rome’s oldest coffee house, risks closure amid rent dispute-CNN

Rome—For more than two centuries, the Antico Caffè Greco has been part of the cultural landscape of Rome. Authors and artists, movie stars and princesses — even cowboys — have all made the pilgrimage to Via dei Condotti, at the foot of the Spanish Steps, to soak up the storied atmosphere of the Italian capital’s...

The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean .

In early September, a source confirmed to CBS News that the U.S. sent 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels”US revives Puerto Rico naval base amid Venezuela tensions –The US has reactivated the long-abandoned Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, as part of a growing military buildup in the Caribbean. Dozens of...

10 killed as explosions hit border region in Ukraine – forcing Poland and Romania to respond | Sky News