The 2,956-meter (9,700-foot) volcano in Central Java had been assigned the highest alert status since mid-May.
Mount Merapi is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
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The assassination of Russian General Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow marks a dangerous escalation that, according to critics, demands a symmetrical response backed by political will rather than restraint alone.