JAKARTA -- At least five people have been killed and some others feared dead as a speed boat caught fire in the water off Indonesia's North Maluku province on Saturday, officials said.

The accident occurred at 14:05 local time when the boat with a governor candidate Benny Laos and his supporters on board had been anchoring at a seaport in Taliabu regency and filling fuel before continuing a journey for campaign, said Abdul Muis Uma Ternate, senior official of the local disaster management and mitigation agency. (Indonesia-Fire)

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NEW DELHI -- At least six workers were killed and three others feared trapped after a wall collapsed Saturday at a construction site of a private company in the western Indian state of Gujarat, police said.

The wall collapsed near Jasalpur village in Kadi town of Mehsana district, about 40 km northwest of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. (India-Wall Collapse)

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COLOMBO -- Over 22,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced due to recent rain-related incidents such as floods, strong winds, tree falls and lightnings, according to the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC).

In its latest situation report released on Saturday, the DMC said 22,064 people belonging to 5,348 families had been displaced in 11 districts across the South Asian country from Oct. 7 until Saturday morning. (Sri Lanka-Rain-Incidents)

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LJUBLJANA -- Slovenia's Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's recent attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which injured four personnel, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

"Slovenia condemns the IDF's firing at the UNIFIL HQ peacekeeping personnel. These actions represent a serious breach of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and international humanitarian law," the ministry said on social media platform X, emphasizing the need for peacekeepers' protection under international law. (UN-Peacekeeper-Israel) Enditem

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