A forest fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has destroyed nearly 300 homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. The fires have also caused severe local haze, respiratory illnesses and spikes in air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia. (PICS/AFP)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to India on Saturday to kick off a two-day BRICS summit aimed at protecting developing economies from the global impact of wars in Ukraine and West Asia. (Pics/PTI)