A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted, sending ash and fireballs into nearby villages, burning down several houses. At least 10 people have died.

The Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported on Monday (November 4).

Authorities said that Mount Leotobi Laki-Laki, two volcanoes located at an altitude of 1,703 meters (5,587 feet) on the popular tourist island of Flores, began erupting after midnight on Monday. Villagers were then ordered to evacuate. But many did not obey. Several houses later burned down, killing 10 people.

Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the country's disaster mitigation agency, confirmed the death toll at a news conference. He said that 10,295 people were affected by the eruption. It is not yet clear how many have been rescued. The toll is still rising.

The country's volcanology agency has raised the alert level to the highest level and has asked locals and tourists to avoid activities within a seven-kilometer (4.3-mile) radius of the eruption.

A press release from the agency on Monday said there has been a "significant increase in volcanic activity at Mount Leotobi Laki-Laki."

It warned that rain could increase lava flows and urged locals to wear masks to avoid exposure to volcanic ash.

The mountain had several major eruptions in January, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of alert at the time and urge at least 2,000 residents to evacuate.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, is prone to frequent eruptions due to its location on the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire." It is an area prone to intense volcanoes and earthquakes.

US election today. In addition to English, four languages have been included in the ballot paper of New York City in this election. Among these, Bengali language has been included. The remaining three languages are - Chinese, Spanish and Korean.

According to the news agency PTI, Bengali is also included in the ballot paper of the state of New York along with other languages. According to the report, Bengali is the first among the Asian-Indian languages to be printed on the ballot paper of New York.

Michael J. Ryan, executive director of the New York State branch of the Board of Elections, the organization that conducts elections in the United States, gave this information in a press briefing on Monday.

At a briefing held in New York City, the main city of New York, Ryan said, 'For the convenience of immigrant voters, the Board of Elections New York branch has decided to include four languages along with English. These languages are Chinese, Spanish, Korean and Bengali.'

In response to a question in the briefing, Michael J. Ryan said, "I understand that other Indian speakers may be upset by choosing only Bengali (for the ballot paper) and excluding other Indian languages, but we had no other choice."

It is worth noting that a case was filed in a New York court two years ago under the US Voting Rights Act, 1965. The plaintiffs demanded that ballot papers be issued in at least one immigrant language in addition to English in areas where there is a large number of immigrants in New York.

Later, the decision to publish ballot papers in these four languages was taken based on an agreement between the New York state administration and the plaintiffs.

Earlier, Bengali ballots were introduced in the Queens state of the country considering immigrants.

Incidentally, the state of New York in the United States is inhabited by immigrants. A large part of the country's total immigrants live in various cities of this state, including New York City. Of all the Bengalis living in the country, 40 percent live in New York. Overall, lakhs of Bangladeshis can exercise their voting rights across the United States. In this situation, it is believed that the New York administration has decided to use the Bengali language on the ballot for the convenience of Bangladeshi voters.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai has strongly criticized the deployment of US B-52 bombers in the region, calling it a "destabilizing presence," according to a report in the Times of Israel on Monday (November 4).

In response to a question about the deployment of the B-52 bombers, Ismail Baghai said, "We always believe that the American presence in the region is a destabilizing presence. However, this US aircraft will not hinder our strong morale to defend ourselves."

Iran's response to Israel, which is at war with the Iranian-backed armed groups Hamas and Hezbollah, will be "determined and firm," Baghai said, adding that "Iran supports all initiatives and efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon."

Citing a recent speech by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a news conference, Baghai said the Islamic Republic would be "equipped with everything necessary for self-defense."

Earlier, the US military announced the deployment of the B-52 bombers on Saturday (November 2). They said the B-52 bombers in the Middle East come after Iran recently announced it would retaliate for Israeli attacks on its military installations. Their decision to deploy is a warning to Iran.

Earlier (October 1), Iran fired more than 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli military and intelligence bases in response to the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC General Abbas Neelforoushan.

In response to that attack, Israel claimed to have targeted military installations in Iran on Saturday (October 26). The Israeli military said it was carrying out the strikes in response to continued attacks by Iran and its allies.

The US election is full of last-minute excitement. For the second time, Republican candidate Donald Trump or Democratic candidate Kamala Harris will occupy the White House as the first female president in the country's history. That answer will be available in a few hours.

In the meantime, more than 8 crores votes have been cast in the early voting period that began on October 27 in the country. Out of the 50 states, 43 are established as Democrat blue or Republican red states. The victory or defeat of these states is pretty much certain. As a result, the main factor in the election has emerged in 7 swing states.

These states are - Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona and Pennsylvania. The two US candidates have campaigned non-stop in these states.

According to analysts, when the final results of this year's US election will be known depends on how close the competition between the two candidates was.

In the United States, there is a possibility of victory or defeat for both parties in the 'swing states'. If the results of those states are not final, we may have to wait to know the final results of the election. If the vote difference in these states is very small, the announcement of the results may be delayed a bit. However, if a candidate is ahead by a large margin in these states, then it will be possible to know the final results of the election quickly.

However, analysts said that among the swing states, Pennsylvania will determine who will get the keys to the White House. One of the reasons for this is that it is a large state. It has 19 electoral colleges. In general, almost everyone is saying that the party that wins the electoral votes in this state will win. However, it is worth mentioning that in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, Pennsylvania's Electoral College support was in favor of Donald Trump.

It is worth noting that the number of eligible voters in America is more than 23 crores. The number of registered voters in this election is about 16 crores. The voter turnout in the last 2020 election was 66 percent, which was the highest in the last century. About 10 crores votes were cast in advance that time.