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Anak Krakatau ash cloud temporarily shuts Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport, disrupting 33 flights
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Indonesia temporarily halted operations at its main international airport early today after volcanic ash from an eruption of Anak Krakatau spread into nearby airspace, disrupting dozens of flights. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was closed from 1.30am until
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Trump envoys head to Kyiv after ‘frank’ Putin talks yield no breakthrough
MOSCOW, Sept 6 — US envoys proposed a “number of ideas” on how to end the Ukraine war in “frank” talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin late yesterday, Moscow said, ahead of their first trip to Kyiv. US
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US blows up three Iranian oil tankers after Tehran targets American warships
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 — The United States said it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers yesterday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saying they targeted US-linked ships in response. The latest round of clashes,
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Indonesia conducts water bombing to contain wildfires near future capital Nusantara
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Indonesian authorities carried out a water bombing operation yesterday to prevent wildfires from spreading in the future capital city Nusantara, a city official told AFP. The archipelago is constructing a new capital city in Borneo, home
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