At least four people were killed and 16 injured after a blast at a chemical factory in southern India's Telengana state on Wednesday.
"We have a team of 40 people on the ground for rescue operations and all the people who have been trapped have been rescued," police official CH Rupesh told Reuters.
The factory was owned by pharmaceutical firm SB Organics and a senior executive is suspected to have been killed in the incident, he added.
Eight dead in explosion near Red Fort in Delhi
At least eight people were killed in an explosion near the landmark Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi.
Typhoon Fung-wong weakens in the Philippines, killing four
One of the year's most powerful storms in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Fung-wong has killed four people, authorities said on Monday, as they began assessing damage after its fury abated, though no reports of major destruction have flowed in yet.
Kremlin says active preparations underway for Putin visit to India
The Kremlin said on Monday it was "actively preparing" for President Vladimir Putin to visit India before the end of the year and hoped it would be a substantive trip.
Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's international isolation.
Indigenous leaders join COP30 climate summit as it opens with unclear outcome ahead
As COP30 opens on Monday for the more than 190 countries participating, it was unclear what exactly they would discuss during the two-week UN summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belem.
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