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Kolkata Chorbagan Tragedy: Bengal Announces ₹25 Lakh Aid and Jobs for Bereaved Families
KOLKATA, October 18, 2026: West Bengal has announced ₹25 lakh in assistance and a...
Asia
Singapore Haze Hits a Season-High PSI of 230 on Its 14th Straight Day; Seven Indonesian Firms Face Legal Notices as ASEAN Issues Top Alert
Air in western Singapore hit a season-high 24-hour PSI of 230 on Sunday, the 14th straight day of unhealthy air. Singapore will serve legal notices on seven Indonesian companies, ASEAN's weather centre has raised its top haze alert, and Indonesia has agreed to accept foreign help.
Asia
Nepal’s devastation was seen worldwide, so why is the picture from Tibet blurred? Questions over China’s information system
China has released figures on deaths, missing people and foreign nationals on the Tibet side of the Himalayan flood. The harder question is how far those figures can be independently checked.
Asia
Nepal floods: race to reach hydropower tunnels as Indian and Chinese experts join rescue
Nepal stepped up efforts to reach people trapped in hydropower tunnels after the Himalayan flood, airlifting heavy machinery as Indian and Chinese tunnel-rescue specialists joined Nepali teams.
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India
Kolkata Chorbagan Tragedy: Bengal Announces ₹25 Lakh Aid and Jobs for Bereaved Families
KOLKATA, October 18, 2026: West Bengal has announced ₹25 lakh in assistance and a...
Asia
Singapore Haze Hits a Season-High PSI of 230 on Its 14th Straight Day; Seven Indonesian Firms Face Legal Notices as ASEAN Issues Top Alert
Air in western Singapore hit a season-high 24-hour PSI of 230 on Sunday, the 14th straight day of unhealthy air. Singapore will serve legal notices on seven Indonesian companies, ASEAN's weather centre has raised its top haze alert, and Indonesia has agreed to accept foreign help.
Asia
Rubio Heads to Samarkand for C5+1 Talks With a 200-Strong Business Delegation Before Visiting Mumbai and Jamnagar
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets the foreign ministers of all five Central Asian states in Samarkand on October 19, bringing more than 200 business leaders, before travelling to Mumbai and Jamnagar. Critical minerals, energy and trade top the agenda.
Asia
IMF Meetings End in Bangkok With “Optimism and Worry”: Georgieva Warns Inflation, Debt and War Spillovers Are Squeezing Poorer Countries
The IMF and World Bank annual meetings closed in Bangkok with a chair's statement calling the world economy resilient but at risk, a walkout during Russia's remarks, and a warning from Kristalina Georgieva that low-income countries are being squeezed.