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Developing: Al-Istiqamah Mosque in Serangoon North has been evacuated after a suspicious parcel was found on the premises. The public has been advised to avoid the area. https://cna.asia/3VyL8uS

Did you know that Pulau Semakau, home to Singapore's only landfill, will be full by 2035? We also have no clear backup plan for this in sight, with recycling rates going down and waste going up. What can we do? Where will our trash go? CNA explores our options: https://cna.asia/46mzYQ8

A 50-year-old man was jailed nearly 14 years, and his 51-year-old friend 18 years, for sexually assaulting and raping a woman whom they got drunk in a hotel room in 2023. They are just over the age limit for caning, and could have received 11 and 24 strokes respectively: https://cna.asia/46SKnD6

A 41-year-old woman used her rented-out HDB flat’s address for her daughter’s P1 school registration, later instructing tenants to lie to the school, and also repeatedly lied that she and her daughter lived there. "All I do, I just want to protect my daughter," she said, adding that she "cannot go to jail": https://cna.asia/4gKeq3u

WATCH LIVE: PM Lawrence Wong speaks in parliament during the debate on the President's address. This is the first time PM Wong is addressing Parliament at the start of the government term since becoming PM. Tune in now ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch/aSbl0146cAU

Can’t get enough of Labubu? The first-ever Labubu-themed Mini Market in Singapore is open on 2 floors at VivoCity till Oct 19. Check it out: https://cna.asia/3W2acui

UPDATE: A 67-year-old man was arrested for murder after the woman, who was 31, died in the knife attack. The suspect and a 33-year-old man were taken to hospital. A witness CNA spoke to said the 2 neighbours' families have been at loggerheads for years over noise: https://cna.asia/4njjbTO

WATCH: A massive sinkhole opened up just outside a hospital in Bangkok this morning. No injuries have been reported so far, but authorities had evacuated patients and residents nearby: https://cna.asia/4gGRXEr

WATCH: A surge of seawater smashed through the coastal-facing entrances of Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong during Super Typhoon Ragasa. More updates in our live blog: https://cna.asia/47YYB6G

A woman has died in a knife attack in Yishun Central this morning. Police say a suspect has been arrested: https://cna.asia/48wMIVz

US President Donald Trump backed Israel, pushed for tough migration controls and said Europe must stop buying Russian oil in a wide-ranging address to the UN: https://cna.asia/3VzncHH He also said climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, dismissing global scientific warnings of worsening heat, storms and floods. https://cna.asia/46Rojsz

LIVE: Hong Kong has raised its storm warning to its highest level 10 as Super Typhoon Ragasa has started lashing the city with hurricane winds and torrential rain this morning. Follow CNA's live blog for more updates as they come throughout the day: https://cna.asia/47YYB6G

Norway may deport two Singaporeans suspected of illegally flying a drone over Oslo, authorities there said. The pair were arrested on Monday evening after a drone appeared over the fortress and opera house in the city centre, where drones are banned. https://cna.asia/4nKiz9I

The new Berlayer housing estate being built on the former Keppel Club golf course site will have about 7,000 HDB flats - a thousand more than previously announced. 870 flats in the estate's first BTO project, Berlayer Residences, are scheduled for sale in October. https://cna.asia/47R5G9b

Remember Ris Low and her “leopard preens”? More than a decade on, the ex-Miss Singapore World winner is back — the horror film she starred in is making its rounds on the festival circuit, and has even swept up awards: https://cna.asia/3ICzlbQ

Indonesian police are on the hunt for 3 Singaporeans suspected to be involved in a baby trafficking ring and are roping in the Singapore police for help. The cross-border syndicate is believed to have sold at least 15 babies to Singapore buyers under the guise of adoption, for S$20,000 each: https://cna.asia/427nKbp

🎓💼 About 2,400 more fresh grads entered the workforce to search for jobs this year compared with last year, says Manpower Minister Teo See Leng, explaining why this year's grads are feeling more competition. Some 700 of these managed to find jobs, he added, among 52% of the cohort who found work by June 2025, vs 48% last year. https://cna.asia/4gybbvA

US President Donald Trump has linked Tylenol (known in the UK and other parts of the world as paracetamol) use in pregnancy to autism. Here’s what the science says about that: https://cna.asia/3VxW2AX

Saw videos of a "lightning ball" in Pasir Ris and Tampines? Ball lightning is an actual weather phenomenon, but not in this case — this was a marketing stunt by YouTrip. https://cna.asia/48tC8i0

LIVE: Hong Kong is bracing itself for the world's most powerful tropical typhoon this year, Typhoon Ragasa — which is likely to make landfall in Hong Kong this afternoon. Follow CNA's updates on developments real-time in our live blog: https://cna.asia/4pAtzIz