At least one person has been killed after a powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia.
According to the country's disaster agency, the quake was reported off the islands of Sumatra and Java.
It also temporarily displaced more than 1,000 coastal-dwellers who feared a tsunami.
The 6.8 magnitude earthquake was also felt in the capital Jakarta.
South Korean court hands life term to ex‑President Yoon in insurrection trial
A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
Over 20 countries to attend Trump's Board of Peace meeting on Thursday
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace meeting is set to take place on Thursday in Washington, where he will announce that member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza, the White House said.
Eight skiers found dead after California avalanche
Eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed to be killed, and a ninth presumed to have perished when their tour group was overtaken by a football-field-sized avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains on Tuesday, authorities said.
Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids under 13 on its platforms, despite being confronted with evidence suggesting they were a key demographic.
New Mexico probes allegation of bodies buried near Epstein ranch
New Mexico's Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it is investigating an allegation that the late convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein ordered the bodies of two foreign girls buried outside his remote New Mexico ranch.
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