Uzbekistan and Jordan Agree on Uranium and Mineral Exploration
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Dozens of international and domestic flights were cancelled or delayed after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted on Monday, but Bali’s main airport remains operational.
Indonesia’s Geology Agency reported that the volcano, located on Flores island, erupted twice on Monday, spewing a column of ash up to 18 kilometres high and sending hot gas clouds and debris up to five kilometres down its slopes. No casualties were reported.
Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport remains open, but at least 24 flights to and from Australia, Singapore and South Korea were cancelled, and several others delayed. Domestic routes have also been affected. Airlines including Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia and Indonesia AirAsia confirmed cancellations and urged passengers to monitor updates.
“The safety of our guests and crew is our highest priority,” Virgin Australia said in a statement. Qantas and Jetstar also said affected passengers would be contacted directly.
Indonesia has kept Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki at its highest alert level since a major eruption on 18 June. Two airports closer to the volcano—Maumere and Larantuka—remained closed on Tuesday.
While the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not issued new advice specific to Bali, it continues to advise against travel within 7km of the Lewotobi crater and several other active volcanoes across the country.
Volcanic ash is hazardous to aircraft engines and sensors, and can severely reduce visibility, posing significant risks to aviation safety. Ash melts inside jet engines, clogs vital cooling systems, and can damage cockpit windows.
Indonesia sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire and has around 130 active volcanoes, making it one of the most volcanically active regions in the world.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A U.S. citizen has been released from Kabul after a senior U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The Warsaw Security Forum is kicking off in Poland on Monday, bringing together defence ministers, security experts, and international policymakers to discuss pressing global security challenges.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but if its leaders were to trigger one, it could spiral into a conflict involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone sightings last week forced Denmark to shut several airports, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met in Warsaw on Monday (29 September) within the Weimar Triangle framework.
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