A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, sending panicked residents running into the streets as the ground shook. The ailing storm will combine with another storm system to create a prolonged rainfall event in some of the driest areas of the US.

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an earlier warning was lifted, authorities said.

Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention