Seven airports in Indonesia have been closed after volcanic ash from an eruption covered the skies, disrupting approximately 2,300 flights and affecting over 270,000 passengers. Several areas have also temporarily switched to online classes due to the situation.
A snowslide has killed 11 members of a climbing team in Russia's remote Caucasus mountains, with six others still missing, according to an AFP report from Moscow on Monday.
The death toll from the collapse of a 50-year-old building in New Delhi's Satya Niketan area has risen to six, with six others seriously injured. The incident occurred on Sunday when a pillar lost balance during repair work in the basement, causing the entire structure to cave in.
Major hospitals in Kolkata are planning to send representatives to Bangladesh in the coming weeks as the number of Bangladeshi patients seeking treatment in the Indian city has fallen sharply.
At least 11 people, including six children, were killed in a devastating fire in Indonesia's eastern Papua region on Monday, September 6. The fire also destroyed a market and numerous nearby shops and houses.
Global oil prices continued to rise on Monday (September 7) as escalating US-Iran tensions and severe disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over crude supply.