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A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory in Wanaherang, Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency, West Java, on Sunday evening at around 3:30pm local time and blazed for about seven hours, sending thick black smoke into the sky.

The blaze, which began around dusk, was first reported by local residents, later fire fighters were deployed to the scene and worked through the night to bring the fire under control, international media reported.

The Regency fire service deployed more than 50 personnel, which was supported by police, locals and military units. A total of ten fire trucks, two rescue teams and ambulances were rushed to the scene. Many firefighters needed medical support on site, including oxygen support.

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing has been nominated for the presidency as parliament convened on Monday, following a general election from which the biggest opposition parties were excluded, BBC reported. 

Min Aung Hlaing is certain to be chosen, as he was nominated in parliament alongside two loyalists who are very unlikely contenders for president.

He has been sanctioned by many Western countries for leading a military coup five years ago, according to BBC. 

Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US, marking the third iteration of No Kings rallies, BBC reported. 

Event organisers for Saturday's protests estimate more than 8 million people attended to protest policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, and things like the Iran war, immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living. 

"Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people - not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies," organisers said.

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had “no problem” with any country sending in crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with a badly needed shipment, Reuters reported. 

A sanctioned Russian vessel, part of the country’s “shadow fleet,” was just off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, and was expected to reach port on Monday, a lifeline for the country’s economy that has nearly ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.

The U.S. cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, and Trump threatened to slap punishing tariffs on any other country that sent crude to Cuba. Mexico, the largest supplier to Cuba along with Venezuela, then halted its shipments, according to Reuters.