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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un crossed the newly opened bridge into China's Dandong on Saturday, met by senior Chinese officials on the eve of the Korean War anniversary commemoration.
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The UN climate loss and damage fund has earmarked $20 million for Nepal after August floods killed around 1,500 people and caused billions in damage, marking the fund's first payout.
Death toll reaches 19 after stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja event in north Kolkata; police detain organizers and launch SIT probe into crowd management failures triggered by rain and collapse warning.
At least 19 people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at a crowded Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Saturday evening after sudden heavy rain caused a dangerous crowd crush. Police are investigating lapses in crowd control.
Indian police placed Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke in preventive detention before a planned national flag protest in Delhi, part of ongoing demonstrations against alleged voter roll irregularities.
Indonesia has approved foreign help to fight wildfires causing severe haze across Southeast Asia, while Singapore investigates responsible companies and records its worst air pollution in years.
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Leaders of India's Cockroach Janata Party were jailed for five days after protesting alleged manipulation of voter rolls that removed over 130 million names, drawing condemnation from opposition parties including Mamata Banerjee.
Delhi Police detained CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for breaching the denotified Jantar Mantar site, resulting in judicial custody; Rahul Gandhi backs them as INDIA bloc protests continue against the Chief Election Commissioner.
Flash floods in central Nepal swept away houses, damaged infrastructure and left five missing, with over 80 rescued including foreign trekkers, amid ongoing recovery from prior deadly flooding.
Delhi on high alert October 12, 2026, with six Metro stations closed and heavy security as opposition parties march to the Supreme Court protesting CEC Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision.
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