LONDON - 17 JAN - Police in Scotland are investigating the disappearance of two Hungarian sisters, Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who vanished in Aberdeen over 10 days ago.

MANILA – 17 JAN - The Philippines and China have agreed to explore ways to cooperate and address their differences over the South China Sea, despite ongoing tensions.

LOS ANGELES – 16 JAN - Jeff Ridgway, a janitor and property manager in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, has remained in his apartment for over a week amidst the destruction caused by wildfires.

TAIWAN - 16 JAN -The Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch has upheld the death sentence of Liang Yu-chih, who was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a Malaysian student in 2020.

JAKARTA, Jan 15 — Indonesia plans to enforce interim child guidelines for social media companies as it prepares protection legislation to establish a minimum age for users, a senior official from the communications ministry announced today.

TERNATE – 15 JAN— Thousands of residents are being evacuated following the eruption of Mount Ibu in eastern Indonesia, which sent a towering plume of smoke and ash four kilometers into the sky, officials announced today.