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INDONESIA

15 dead, two missing after landslide

At least 15 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday. The dead and two survivors were evacuated from the affected area in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi Province, on Saturday evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Maila. The landslide impacted two villages, burying four houses, the National Disaster Management Agency said in a written statement.

UNITED STATES

Trump attacks judge as criminal trial looms

Donald Trump again criticized the judge overseeing his first criminal trial during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, comments that portend a rough-and-tumble several weeks ahead as the former president gears up for court. Trump is expected to be in Manhattan on Monday for the beginning of the trial, a case involving alleged hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former president has frequently attacked Justice Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, accusing both of exhibiting political bias against him.

Oldest conjoined twins die at 62

Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, have died in Pennsylvania, according to funeral home officials, The Associated Press reported on Saturday. They were 62. The twins, born Sept 18,1961, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, had distinct brains but were joined at the skull. Despite each having to go where the other went, it was "very important" to both "to live as independently as possible," the obituary said.

Agencies via Xinhua