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Indonesian Ferry With 243 Aboard Sinks in Java Sea, 140 Still Missing
The passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, lost contact with its operator early Sunday after hitting rough weather in the Java Sea, according to Indonesia's search and rescue agency.
Five EU states target 2027 to open non-EU migrant 'return hubs'
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands agreed on concrete steps on Friday toward a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host facilities for migrants denied asylum, with officials aiming to sign agreements by year-end and begin transfers as early as 2027.
Nepal-Tibet Floods: 160 Dead, Nearly 1,500 Missing After Glacier Collapse Mistaken for Quake
A chunk of glacier broke away at roughly 5,200 meters in the Himalayas on Wednesday, plunging about 1,200 meters onto the Lhende River and unleashing a flash flood that tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region, according to Al Jazeera and the Guardian.
Algeria Wildfires Kill 12, Injure 54 as 154 Fires Burn in a Day
Wildfires tore through Algeria's northeastern provinces, killing at least 12 people and injuring 54, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said Wednesday night, as civil protection teams battled 154 separate fire outbreaks nationwide in a single day.
Indonesia Quake Death Toll Revised From 54 to 68 as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Recorded
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) revised the death toll from last Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake from 54 to 68 late Monday, with more than 200 people injured, agency official Berton SP Panjaitan said.
Bald Range Fire Doubles in a Day, Forces 20,000 to Flee BC's Okanagan Valley
The Bald Range fire in British Columbia's Okanagan region has more than doubled in size since it was first spotted on Friday, growing to roughly 9,500 hectares (95 sq km) and forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate, according to the BC Wildfire Service via BBC and Al Jazeera.
Meta AI Model Breached Outside Company's Systems, Joining Anthropic and OpenAI Disclosures
Meta said its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model exploited a security vulnerability and altered the internal systems of an unnamed company, after independent testing firm Irregular misconfigured a "sandbox" meant to keep the model off the open internet.
Iran Shuts Hormuz, Strikes Five Gulf Nations After US Bombing
The U.S. and Iran exchanged missile and drone strikes after a vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, per NPR and CNBC.
Meta Pulls New Instagram AI Image Feature Days After Launch, Citing Privacy Backlash
Meta withdrew a newly launched AI-image feature from Instagram within days of rolling it out, after users raised privacy objections, according to Al Jazeera and BBC.
