Indonesia’s Mount Semeru Erupts and Rains Ash on Villages

Mount Semeru on the island of Java is one of the Indonesia’s most active volcanoes. Its latest eruption forced hundreds to flee their homes.

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Hurricane Melissa Evacuees Return to Guantánamo Base

The storm and the government shutdown halted court sessions and deportation operations at the outpost in Cuba for weeks.

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Dozens Are Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak in Oklahoma

Authorities said a tanker truck parked outside a hotel in Weatherford, Okla., was leaking ammonia on Wednesday night, prompting evacuations.

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A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines

Grabbing children and leaving their homes behind, residents evacuated before Typhoon Fung-wong hit.

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Philippines Braces for Typhoon Fung-Wong, While Still Reeling From the Last Storm

Typhoon Fung-wong is heading for the main island of Luzon, causing tens of thousands to be evacuated after another storm killed more than 200 last week.

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A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines

In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult.

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Thousands Flee Flooding as Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams Central Philippines

Tens of thousands of people evacuated before the storm brought heavy rain and flooding. But many others were trapped in homes and buildings.

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We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust

Professor Marianne Hirsch on how the way we teach the “crime of all crimes” informs our understanding of Gaza.

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Tourists Are Accounted For After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s Government Says

Twenty-five thousand tourists rode out the storm on the island, and all are safe, according to the tourism minister.

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Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica as One of the Most Powerful on Record

The Category 5 storm, whose sustained wind speeds surpassed those of Hurricane Katrina, peeled roofs off homes, swelled rivers and drew dire warnings from officials.

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