#BREAKING Earthquake shakes buildings in Indonesian capital: @AFP
#UPDATE An earthquake shook buildings in Indonesia's capital, according to AFP reporters, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and struck near towns south of Jakarta, according to the United States Geological Survey.
#BREAKING 'Nearly 20' dead, 300 injured in Indonesia quake: local official
#UPDATE Nearly 20 people have been killed and at least 300 injured in an earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java, local official tells the media.
"The information I got for now, in this hospital alone, nearly 20 died and at least 300 people are being treated"
#BREAKING At least 44 dead in Indonesia quake: local official
#UPDATE At least 44 people have been killed in an earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island Java on Monday, a local spokesperson told AFP.
#UPDATE A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's main island Java on Monday, killing at least 44 people and injuring hundreds, local officials said, with buildings damaged and a landslide triggered. u.afp.com/ichy
#UPDATE Map locating the epicentre of the revised 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia on November 21 #AFPgraphics@AFP
#BREAKING At least 56 dead in Indonesia quake: provincial governor
#UPDATE At least 56 people were killed in an earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, the governor of the worst-hit province said.
#UPDATE A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said ▶️ u.afp.com/ic6D#cianjur
#BREAKING Governor, local official say Indonesia quake death toll jumps to 162
#UPDATE A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, leaving hundreds injured and others missing when it toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said ▶️ u.afp.com/icb5#cianjur
#UPDATE
Zoom map of the Indonesian island of Java showing the epicentre of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake and shaking intensity Monday
#UPDATE
A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, when it toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said @AFP story ▶️ u.afp.com/icRG
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
#BREAKING Romania's constitutional court orders recount of first round of presidential vote: statement
#UPDATE Romania's constitutional court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes cast in the first round of the presidential election, after a rival far-right contender filed a legal challenge ➡️ u.afp.com/597X
#BREAKING TikTok gave 'preferential treatment' to far-right candidate who won Romania election first round: presidency
#UPDATE A referendum on Moldova joining the EU passed with a razor-thin majority on Monday as pro-Brussels President Maia Sandu blamed the outcome on foreign meddling in a veiled reference to Russia, which denied the accusations ➡️ u.afp.com/5zL7
BREAKING France's high-speed train system disrupted by vandalism: operator
#UPDATE Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris #Olympics , France's high-speed rail network has been hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF says.
"This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network," SNCF told @AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted"
BREAKING The arson attacks on France's high-speed rail network were coordinated acts of "sabotage", a source close to the investigation tells @AFP
#BREAKING 104 police, 30 journalists among injured in Bangladesh clashes: TV
#UPDATE Protesters in Bangladesh set fire to several government buildings during a day of deadly nationwide clashes between students and riot officers, a police statement said.
"The miscreants have already torched, vandalised and carried out destructive activities," on the offices of state broadcaster BTV and the national disaster management agency along with "various" police and government buildings, said the statement, issued after a nationwide internet shutdown
Bangladesh wakes to torched government buildings, internet blackout.
This week's unrest has killed at least 39 people including 32 on Thursday, with the toll expected to rise further after reports of clashes in nearly half of the country's 64 districts
#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco