Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia’s East Flores province erupted twice within five hours on Friday and Saturday, sending massive clouds of ash high into the sky and triggering evacuation alerts and flight disruptions.

Russia continues to restrict internet freedom. The Kremlin is intensifying efforts to establish strict state control over the internet by limiting access to foreign services and promoting domestic digital products.

A strong magnitude 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest recorded in recent history, hit off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami waves that reached Japan’s northern coast. The shallow underwater quake sent shockwaves across the Pacific and led to widespread tsunami warnings and evacuations in several countries.

India has taken its first step to reconnect with Syria’s new government, now led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former militant leader. This marks the first official visit by India since al-Sharaa came to power in December 2024, replacing Syria’s longtime president Bashar al-Assad.

China has started building a huge hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River called Brahmaputra in India near the Nyingchi region in Tibet, close to Arunachal Pradesh. It plans to build five dams to generate massive amounts of electricity more than the Three Gorges Dam.

Donald Trump, President of the US declared this Saturday that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to negotiate a ceasefire. Three following days, the deadly border clashes continued, killing more than 30 people and over 130,000 people displaced.