| |OCTOBER 20268NEWSCODA NAMES MOONMOON VARMA AS CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER GLOBALLYPARAGUAY OPPOSITION SCORES ASUNCION WIN, BIG TEST AHEAD OF 2028 VOTELEE JAE MYUNG SEEKS NORTH KOREA TALKS AS SEOUL PLANS MILITARY BUILDUPCOSTA RICA'S GRYNSPAN NARROWLY LEADS RACE FOR NEXT UN CHIEFSingapore-based digital commerce company Coda has appointed Moonmoon Varma as Chief People Officer, bringing more than two decades of human resources experience across Asia Pacific and Europe to the company's leadership team.Varma will oversee Coda's global people and talent functions as the company contin-ues to build its international operations.The appointment comes as Coda strength-ens its senior leadership team and focuses on supporting its growth across digital content, payments and monetization. GLiParaguay's opposition has won the Asuncion mayoral election, defeating the candidate from the ruling Colorado Party in a closely contested race.The result is being seen as an important test of the government's support ahead of the coun-try's 2028 presidential election. Opposition candidate Soledad Nunez won 47.78% of the vote, while Colo-rado Party candidate Camilo Perez received 45.98%, with almost all votes counted.The victory gives the opposition control of Asuncion after the Colorado Party held the mayor's office since 2019. GLiSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called on North Korea to restore trust and resume dialogue, while outlining plans to strengthen the country's military capabilities amid renewed tensions along the Korean Peninsula.Speaking on Armed Forces Day, Lee said his administration would continue pursuing practical measures to reduce military tensions between the two Ko-reas. His remarks came a day after South Korea and the UN Command accused North Korea of violating the Korean War armistice over a recent landmine incident in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).North Korea has rejected the accusation, with Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accusing Seoul of fabricating the findings and warning of retaliation. GLiFormer Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan has taken a narrow lead in the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general, according to people familiar with the latest Security Council poll.Grynspan received 10 "encourage" votes, while three members voted "discourage" and two gave no opinion.The latest result puts Grynspan slightly ahead of the other candidates, but the race is still open. Guyana's UN Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi each received eight "encourage" votes. GLi
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