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Rescuers inspect a heavily-damaged building at L. Say port following an earthquake, in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, August 15, 2026. Photo: Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas)/Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia's North Sumatra hit by 6.4–magnitude quake, no tsunami threat

BMKG said the quake was felt by residents in Tebing Tinggi, Kabanjahe and Limapuluh ⁠areas.

Dog meat placed on a scale during Malbok, the last of Korea's traditional hottest days of summer, at a restaurant selling dog meat and black goat meat stews in Seongnam, South Korea,14 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits at Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, in Tokyo, Japan, August 15, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead

Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program (WFP) distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

Rescuers inspect a heavily-damaged building at L. Say port following an earthquake, in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, August 15, 2026. Photo: Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas)/Handout via REUTERS

At least 38 dead after Indonesia's magnitude-7.7 earthquake, officials say

Flags of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Photo: Collected

66% in Pakistan, 56% in Sri Lanka and 25% in India view Bangladesh positively: Pew survey

The Taliban is set to host its first public Victory Day reception in New Delhi since taking control of Afghanistan in 2021. Photo: Collected

Taliban to host first public 'Victory Day' reception in India

People stay at a makeshift evacuation centre set up at the Chiba prefectural government office for those unable to return home, as public transportation is disrupted following torrential rain in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 14 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Thousands stranded at Japan's Narita airport after record rain kills four

Tugboats guide the crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026

Are global oil stocks big enough to weather another six months of US-Iran war?

Groundbreaking discovery of stem-like CD4 T cells offers hope for cancer immunotherapy. Photo: Pixabay

Indian scientists develop AI framework to identify hidden cancer stem cells

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim leads his delegation during the Special Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, in Cebu, Philippines, May 7, 2026. Photo: Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo

Malaysian PM expected to be discharged from hospital after surgery: State news agency

Plumes of smoke rise from a ferry which caught fire off Indonesia's Madura island, according to statement by the Indonesian search and rescue agency, in this screengrab obtained from a video, East Java province, Indonesia, August 2, 2026. Photo: National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS

Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire in waters off Lombok, evacuations underway

Supakorn Tengsetthasak, an alumnus of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, leaves flowers outside the school following a deadly shooting, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting