JAKARTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesias East Nusa Tenggara province erupted twice between Friday night and early Saturday, sending ash columns as high as 18,000 meters into the sky, according to local authorities.

by Xinhua writer Bai Ge, Yan Ran

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions in response to remarks from Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

BOGOTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest in the first instance after being found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, becoming the first former head of state in the countrys history to be criminally convicted.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Relief workers have handed cash to more than 10,000 hungry families in Gaza, who find little food on the market to spend on, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Relief workers have handed cash to more than 10,000 hungry families in Gaza, who find little food on the market to spend on, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

RAMALLAH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Friday Portugals announcement of its intention to take steps to pave the way for its recognition of the Palestinian state in September, describing it as a positive step.

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave.

SARAJEVO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Appellate Division Panel of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday upheld a one-year prison sentence for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, confirming his conviction for refusing to implement decisions issued by the High Representative in BiH.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations, through its three major organs and their subsidiary bodies, has issued over 40,000 mandates since 1946, but 85 percent of active mandates contain no instructions for review or termination, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday.

VIENNA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Austrias inflation rate continued to hike in July, with consumer prices driven up mainly by industrial goods, according to a flash estimate on Friday.

TALLINN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The first Estonian rescue team was deployed to Spain to combat wildfires on Friday, with a second team scheduled to depart on Aug. 17. Each team consists of 20 rescuers.

MANILA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has said it will provide 700 million U.S. dollars for a project to strengthen the Philippines resilience to natural disasters and climate change.

SAO PAULO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian political leaders and business groups have reacted strongly against the U.S. announcement of a tariff hike and the sanction against a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, vowing to use legal tools to defend sovereignty while introducing support measures for sectors affected by the new tariffs.

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