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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
South Asia
Record-breaking El Niño drives extreme weather, food insecurity and fears of mass casualties worldwide[Updated]20dADB keeps Pakistan growth forecast at 3.7%, below government target20dWorld Rhino Day highlights fragile status of surviving species20dNepal floods expose gaps in Himalayan early warning systems and climate compensation24dPakistan and China activate long-delayed joint border management commission26dBRICS summit in New Delhi tackles Middle East tensions and calls for new global order29dXi and Modi commit to resolving border tensions as India-China relations thaw at New Delhi BRICS summit30dNepal marks one year since Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests34dBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study finds34dNepal's hydropower gamble exposed by devastating Himalayan floods[Updated]35dTirupati MLA calls for eco-friendly Ganesh idols ahead of Chaturthi festival36dKP police deploy drones and UAV combat division to counter evolving militant aerial threat36dBuilding collapses after heavy rain in northern India37dBangladesh measles toll approaches 1,000 child deaths in worst outbreak in decades37dPakistan marks Defence Day with pledges of regional security leadership37dSouth Korea's foreign minister visits Nepal amid search for missing workers after deadly floods38dBangladesh extends maternity leave to four months, but garment workers face persistent childcare gaps38dPakistan launches dual-tranche Eurobond offering to deepen return to global markets[Updated]40dAsian economies race to build oil and gas reserves after Strait of Hormuz crisis40dLahore named Tourism and Cultural Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2026–2741d