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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

The ​ferry was ​carrying 114 ⁠passengers and 17 crew, based on the manifest

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

A drone view shows a residential area along the Musi river as smog covers it due to recent wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, August 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto

Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads across region

File Photo: Thai Flag/ Collected

Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting

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

Malaysia PM Anwar undergoing medical procedures: Aid

A person observes flames during wildfires on a hill slope in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia, August 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu

Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt, but new hotspots emerge

A composite satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact

Phot: Collected

Malaysia seizes container suspected of carrying goods for Israel

Khim, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, poses for a picture at her home during an exclusive interview with Reuters about what she saw and witnessed during the shooting incident at the school, a day after the incident, in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 8, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

A person observes flames during wildfires on a hill slope in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia, August 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu

Indonesia closes all access to Mount Bromo as wildfire expands

Khim, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, shows footage she recorded during the evacuation a day after a shooting at the school, during an interview with Reuters in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand, today. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Reuters

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: @SleepdeeplyGG/X/via REUTERS

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall