International News Updates

Pentagon officials had earlier said the strike was necessary to prevent "an imminent ISIS-K threat" to US forces evacuating people at Kabul's airport.

The Miss Universe title is back to India after 21 long years, thanks to the 21-year-old actor-model Harnaaz Sandhu from Punjab.

The operations also destroyed 20 military vehicles and drone control units, reports Xinhua news agency.

It was the worst tornado that touched down in Arkansas and stayed on the ground for about 223 miles into Kentucky, and most likely the longest reported tornado in history, local media reported.

Greece is one of the European Union (EU) member states with the highest proportion of children living in poverty, with 31.5 per cent of minors affected, compared to 24.2 per cent on average in the EU, according to Eurostat data for 2020 released late October this year.

Indian-origin Gautam Raghavan was the first employee hired by Biden's Transition Team and served as the deputy head of presidential appointments.

As many as 565 people including 438 Indians were evacuated from Afghanistan in August.

Authorities said that a mechanical failure caused the truck to hit a retaining wall on a curve before crashing into a pedestrian bridge, leading the cargo container to detach and overturn on the asphalt.

The eruption killed thousands of livestock, while dozens of public facilities, including a bridge connecting districts, were damaged.

In the audio, Mufti Noor says that since the TTP has not heard back from the mediators or the government, therefore, past midnight, his fighters reserve the right to resume attacks wherever they were.

South Korea has been struggling with a decline in childbirths as many young people delay marriage or give up on getting married or having babies amid economic difficulties and changing social norms.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Wednesday's incident and extended his deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims who were from Togo and He wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

Switzerland has legalized a coffin shaped-like ‘suicide machine’, named Sarco - which allows users to kill themselves ‘peacefully and painlessly’ by inducing hypoxia and hypocapnia reportedly in less than a minute.

"I had the privilege of meeting with him earlier this year and viewed him as a valued partner and friend of the United States," Austin said.

"The dynamics of this outbreak are now significantly impacting hospitals in the territory," the agency said in a press release.