At least 50 people have been killed by the Philippines typhoon Phafone, making it the nation's deadliest storm of 2019.
Five people are reportedly still missing after the powerful storm ripped through the country.
Authorities say at least 80,000 people will remain in emergency shelters until the New Year due to the scale of the destruction.
Typhoon Phafone mainly hit the central island of Visayas, affecting more than two million people.
Indonesia arrests captain of capsized ferry, police say
An Indonesian police spokesperson said on Thursday the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for his role in an accident that killed at least 78 people.
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.
Russian drone smashes into Kyiv school, no injuries, officials say
A Russian drone tore through a school in Ukraine's capital, authorities said on Thursday, the latest in a spate of worsening air attacks on Kyiv.
Injuries and arrests as French high school student protests spread
Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested, most of them teenagers, officials said, in a wave of French student protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings that on Wednesday spread to more schools across the country.
Bangladesh warns dengue outbreak could worsen after deadly September
Bangladesh enters October facing a worsening dengue outbreak after its deadliest month this year, as experts warned that weather conditions could fuel further spread, piling pressure on hospitals already fighting the world's worst measles outbreak.
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