The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed constructing the world’s highest motorable road, the Likaru-Migla-Fukche route
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Singapore man fined SGD 3,500 for Instagram ‘joke’ about blowing up Etihad Airways flight departing from Changi Airport
The convict, Azim Shah Abubakar Shah, aged 22, was a national serviceman with the Singapore Civil Defence Force. He was travelling overseas on vacation in February 2025 when he cracked this sick joke. He was fined on October 6 for the offence.
Indian-origin motel manager shot dead in Pittsburgh; suspect charged
An Indian-origin motel manager was shot dead at point-blank range in Pittsburgh on Friday after stepping outside to check on a disturbance,
Trump urges swift action from Israel, Hamas on Gaza plan, warns of ‘massive bloodshed
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to move quickly toward finalising a Gaza peace plan
51 die in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall in eastern Nepal; rescue efforts underway
At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods
Israel, Hamas prepare for Gaza truce talks in Egypt ahead of 2-year mark of war
Egypt will host delegations from Israel and Hamas on 6 October 2025 to discuss the proposed exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, the country’s foreign ministry said. US envoy Steve Witkoff is also joining the talks, according to an Egyptian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Sanae Takaichi becomes first female Japanese PM candidate after winning ruling party election
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan’s long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). One of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party, Takaichi is also an admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Mosque in Sussex set ablaze with two inside, UK police probe hate crime
A mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex, was set on fire late Saturday while two people were still inside, in what police are investigating as a suspected hate crime.
Indian Navy’s INS Sahyadri arrives in Malaysia as part of ‘operational deployment’ to South China Sea
Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at Kemaman port in Malaysia, on October 2
17 dead as heavy rains, landslides wreak havoc in Darjeeling
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides across West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.
