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Malaysia's meteorological authority has issued a tropical storm advisory for a weather system advancing northeastward at 19 km/h. The storm, positioned northwest of Chinese territorial waters, poses minimal immediate threat to Malaysian airspace and coastlines.
A fire aboard the KMP Mutiara Sentosa II in East Java has killed at least five people and exposed serious gaps in Indonesia's maritime safety oversight, including inadequate crew procedures and weak regulatory enforcement.
Spanish authorities continue recovering bodies off Ceuta's coast following a massive migrant surge from Morocco that saw 50,000 people enter the Spanish exclave in days. At least 67 deaths have been confirmed.