2026-08-17
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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia just off the coast of the island of Flores.
At least 53 people were killed.
Rescue teams have struggled to reach the region near the epicentre because of landslides.
Just hours later, a 6.9 magnitude quake jolted northern Sumatra in the west of the country.
There were no initial reports of casualties there.
Migrants staged a protest in Ceuta, demanding that Spanish authorities grant them asylum.
At least 96 people died two weeks ago when around 72,000 migrants surged into the Spanish exclave in North Africa.
All but 5,000 returned to Morocco.
Those who remain complain of squalid conditions on the beach.
Spain's interior minister has said migrants will only gain legal status in exceptional cases.
Iran's parliament approved a bill that would make it illegal to speak with media deemed hostile to the country,
such as those from America and Israel.