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A rescue mission is underway following a deadly volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono in Indonesia's Halmahera Island.
A joint task force comprising Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, the military and local police responded to the emergency after 20 hikers were caught in the eruption.
While 17 individuals were rescued safely, the disaster resulted in three confirmed deaths, including one Indonesian woman and two Singaporean nationals.
Military officials have directed additional troops to the volcano's summit to assist in recovering the remains of the foreign hikers.
For NPR News, I'm Naina Rao in Jakarta.
A rescue mission is underway following a deadly volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono in Indonesia's Halmahera Island.
A joint task force comprising Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, the military and local police responded to the emergency after 20 hikers were caught in the eruption.
While 17 individuals were rescued safely, the disaster resulted in three confirmed deaths, including one Indonesian woman and two Singaporean nationals.
Military officials have directed additional troops to the volcano's summit to assist in recovering the remains of the foreign hikers.
For NPR News, I'm Naina Rao in Jakarta.
Indonesia will bar children under 16 from using digital platforms such as YouTube, X, Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
Indonesia's Communication and Digital Affairs Minister, Mwetya Hafid, says the reason behind this is the children increasingly face real threats.
From exposure to pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud and addiction, Hafid says the government is present so parents no longer have to fight alone against the giant of algorithms.
Indonesia will be the first Southeast Asian country to restrict children's access to social media.
For NPR News, I'm Naina Rao in Jakarta.
Outside the city's convention center, demonstrators against President Donald Trump gathered to protest his arrival in Malaysia's capital.
Wong Kukwe is a human rights activist.
He cites standing in solidarity with Palestinians as a reason why he's rallying.
leader is attending the biannual ASEAN summit, where he presided over a ceasefire signing between Cambodia and Thailand.