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Due to the worst air quality in Singapore in more than a decade, running clubs moved their training sessions into shopping malls: more than 80 runners circled the corridors of Marina Square before the stores opened, preparing for international marathons.
Otabek YusupovOn the night of October 26, 2026, a massive drone attack caused fires in Voronezh and the surrounding region. Governor Alexander Gusev reported 113 drones downed and three dead; Russia's Defense Ministry claimed 290 downed nationwide. Passengers on the Anapa–Moscow train were injured, and train services were suspended.
Otabek YusupovThe Nusantara Atlas monitoring project estimated the area burned by fires in Indonesia from January to the end of September at more than 1.9 million hectares, calling the figure conservative. This is 38% more than by the same point in 2019. Jakarta declined foreign assistance, while Singapore reported 15 consecutive 'unhealthy' air quality days — more than during the 2015 crisis.
Otabek YusupovThe ASEAN meteorological monitor declared 'Alert Level 3' — the highest in a four-tier system — due to dense transboundary haze from fires in Indonesia. The pollution has disrupted daily life in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor: schools are closing and respiratory illnesses are rising. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur ranked in the top 3 of the world's most polluted major cities according to IQAir.
Aziz KarimovOn October 16, Russian strikes triggered large fires at industrial facilities in Ukraine's Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions. Firefighters battled a blaze at a household goods factory in Odesa and a 500-square-meter fire at a private enterprise in Zaporizhzhia. The attacks came as Zelensky held talks with European leaders.
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