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Mount Tambora changed the world.

Türkiye is among the 10 largest consumers of geothermal energy in the world, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The other top consumers are China, the U.S., Sweden, Indonesia, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Germany and the Philippines.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned as “paranoid” the idea circulating in some circles that the West should supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine. According to the ministry, preventing such a scenario was one of the reasons behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Nov. 23 she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned was not a joke.

Europe could soon welcome a wave of wealthy Americans, as Democratic voters facing the prospect of a new Donald Trump presidency, consider leaving the country, CNN reports in a report.

In a career spanning over three decades, diplomat John Koenig served in pivotal roles across the globe, including as US ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015, as well as earlier postings in Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Italy and the Philippines.

Bulgaria continues to be listed among countries under enhanced scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This information was released following the conclusion of the organization's plenary session held this week in Paris.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown.

Police said the campaign left more than 6,000 people dead, but rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.

Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100.

Trami, which rammed into the Philippines on Oct. 24, was among the deadliest storms to hit the Southeast Asian country this year.

A former general, Prabowo Subianto, has been sworn in as the new president of Indonesia, and will even lead the country’s largest cabinet since the 1960s.