Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 47 on Flores Island
A magnitude 7.7 quake off Flores Island triggered a brief tsunami warning and hundreds of aftershocks as rescuers struggled to reach communities cut off by landslides.
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Heavy Rain Kills at Least 16 in the Philippines as Floods Swamp Manila
A landslide buried three houses in the mountain resort of Baguio as nine days of rain, worsened by tropical storms, triggered floods and landslides across the northern Philippines.
Pentagon Official Says US Is 'Digging In' to Asia, Not Pulling Back
Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for policy, told an audience in Manila that Washington wants allies to spend more on their own defense as it looks to counter doubts about its staying power in the region.
Fire Near Indonesia's Mount Bromo Put Out, but New Hotspots Flare Up
A blaze that burned through 550 hectares (1,360 acres) of Indonesia's Mount Bromo National Park has been put out, but officials say fresh fires have broken out near the volcano's famous caldera.