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.
Determined to seize Greenland, Trump faces tough reception in Davos
US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, and he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades.
South Korea court sentences ex-PM Han to 23-year jail term in martial law case
A South Korean court jailed former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for 23 years on Wednesday, on charges that included insurrection relating to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.
Japan court sentences ex-PM Shinzo Abe's assassin to life in prison
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK reported, in an incident that stunned the nation three and a half years ago.
Commuter train derailment near Barcelona kills driver, injures 37
A commuter train has derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track due to heavy rain near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing the driver and injuring 37 people, a fire brigade official said.
Arab Parliament condemns Israeli raid on UNRWA headquarters
The Arab Parliament has joined the Arab League in strongly condemning the Israeli storming of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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