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Monday's earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks and earthquakes, with the most intense hitting around 10:15 pm (1415 GMT), according to AFP reporters.

The president-elect's campaign was mired in allegations that outgoing leader Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, had interfered in a bid to boost Prabowo's campaign.

Sam Ratulangi airport has been closed since Thursday due to eruptions at nearby Mount Ruang.

Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.

Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges and the case poses substantial risks to him less than seven months before his election rematch with President Joe Biden.

Aiming to bolster Israel's defences including its Iron Dome air defence system, the US approved $13 billion in new military assistance for the country.

"We will start getting into the granularity of the programme by mid-May,"” Dawn News quoted Aurangzeb as saying on Saturday.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but officials believe the two helicopters "highly likely" collided before crashing into the water, Kihara said.

At least two people are believed to have fired weapons during the shooting, Memphis police department said.

Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives results.

Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.

Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package.

Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

Biden's proposition to voters during his 2020 campaign that his White House would bring a measure of calm and renewed respect for the United States on the world stage is being put to the test.

The program, started in 2008 and renewed since then, allows the US government to spy on non-Americans abroad for intelligence without warrants.

Splits in all the main political parties, including Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC), are expected to make it hard for any single party to win a majority.

People with children waded across the river with their belongings and were received by Thai officials on the river bank. Several are seen taking shelter in buildings along the river bank on the Myanmar side.

The resolution would have recommended that the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, where there are no vetoes, approve Palestine becoming the 194th member of the United Nations.

G7 ministers including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been on Capri since Wednesday and are due to wrap up on Friday lunchtime.

The van had been heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked at Pakistan Suzuki Motors, local police chief Arshad Awan said.