Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, with a dozen more still missing.
Thousands are said to have taken shelter in evacuation centres amid fears of disease outbreaks.
Rescue operations and distribution of aid have been hampered by power outages and inaccessible roads, with two districts completely cut off by landslides.
Over the next 24 hours, moderate rain is forecast over southern Sumatra Island.
One killed, two injured in Russia drone attack on Kyiv
An overnight Russian drone attack on the Kyiv region killed one person, injured at least two and set several houses on fire, governor of the region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital, Mykola Kalashnyk, said on Wednesday.
18 dead in Thailand bus accident police say
Eighteen people were killed after a tour bus lost control and fell into a ditch in Thailand's Prachinburi province, police said on Wednesday.
Hamas says solution reached over release of Palestinian prisoners
Hamas said on Tuesday it has agreed during a visit to Cairo on a solution to end the delay of releasing of Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli warplanes strike south of Damascus
Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, residents, security sources and local broadcaster Syria TV said.
US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal
The US and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv's push to win Washington's support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
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