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Eight people were injured in a knife attack at a commercial building housing a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, police said. Reuters reported that one person suffered cardiac arrest and that officers arrested a male suspect. Police were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack. The attack occurred in

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the opening of a new defence museum displaying the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), as US President Donald Trump indicated he might meet him during a visit to Asia next month. According to Reuters, North Korean state media published photographs on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, showing Kim at

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Monday, 12 October 2026, prompting security assessments in South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the launches were detected near Pyongyang at about 9:20 a.m. local time, with at least one missile travelling more than 900 kilometres.

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, and other movement leaders on Saturday, 10 October, as authorities moved to prevent a planned demonstration in New Delhi. Dipke and fellow leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained aboard their aircraft after arriving from Mumbai, according to the group. The youth-led movement

Thailand is preparing to welcome finance ministers, central bank governors and development leaders to Bangkok for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group annual meetings from Monday, 12 October, to Sunday, 18 October. More than 15,000 participants from 191 countries are expected, according to Reuters. Thailand last hosted the meetings in 1991. (reuters.com, imf.org) Growth,