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A resident walks as a wildfire burns near a residential area in Banyuasin, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, October 7, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto

Wildfires spread into residential areas in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung, destroying more than 300 houses

The fire began on Saturday afternoon in Serdang village in the South Bangka region and continued until late on Sunday, the agency said in a statement

A Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Mama Lifa, who was rescued from an area affected by wildfires, leaves a cage during translocation at Batu Nyambu protected forest area in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 9, 2026. Photo: Muffidz Ma’sum/Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI)/ Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

The DGCA has advised airlines to keep power banks in hand baggage and prevent their use or charging during flights. Photo: Reuters

IndiGo flight from Delhi to Chennai diverted to Hyderabad after power bank catches fire

Members of the police guard a road leading to the Red Zone in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. 11 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Imran Khan's party's provincial government suspended by Pakistan president

Yashaswinee Raje Singh gained immense prominence during the June–July student protests demanding the resignation of the then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged paper leaks. Photo: X/ Yashaswinee Raje Singh

BJP leader's daughter detained 'for sitting in a park' amid CJP protest in Delhi

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Zardari at Aiwan-i-Sadr. Photo: Collected

Pakistan government weighs emergency rule in KP amid widening rift with PTI

Photo: Collected from web

'Not detained, I was kidnapped': Dhruv Rathee after late-night release; says no undertaking given to Gurugram Police

New cars are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS

China, EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), addresses his supporters during a protest demanding resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, 8 October 2026. Photo: REUTERS

From 'cockroach' post to protest leader: India's Dipke tests Modi government

The Queen was previously the deputy head of her husband’s personal security detail. Photo: Thai Royal Household

Thailand's Queen Suthida flies fighter jet solo

Indian opposition leaders have submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu on 9 October 2026. Photo: Collected

Indian opposition submits SIR concerns to President Murmu

File photo of Calcutta High Court. Photo: Collected

Suspicion alone no grounds to brand people 'Bangladeshi', deport them: Calcutta HC

Awarapan 2 OTT release. Photo: Collected

Awarapan 2 OTT release: Where to watch Emraan Hashmi's ₹200-crore hit, comeback as Shivam Pandit