Japan announced on Wednesday (April 5) that it would provide financial support to help nations strengthen their defences, marking the country's first radical departure from the regulations preventing the use of foreign aid for military objectives.

Japan introduces new aid scheme to permit funding for foreign defence

Sanna Marin, the outgoing prime minister of Finland, said on Wednesday that she would step down as the head of the Social Democratic Party at the upcoming party congress in the fall.

Finland's outgoing PM Sanna Marin steps down as party leader

A UK man who tampered with a motor vehicle, was in possession of marijuana, and a knife in a public place was given a nine-month prison sentence. Pennington resident Paul Priestley was arrested on March 27 after being recorded on CCTV trying to open a car door in Peterborough.

'Addicted to car handles': UK man with bizarre obsession jailed, banned from touching vehicles for 5 years

Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, reportedly stated in a media report on Wednesday (April 5) that he was willing to wait until October if the coalition government led by the Pakistan Democratic Movement shared a plan with him for holding free and fair general elections in the country.

Pakistan: Imran Khan ready to wait till October if ruling coalition discloses plan for general elections

Tsongmo, a well-known tourist spot in Sikkim, close to Nathula Pass has been hit by a major avalanche on Tuesday. According to PTI, seven people, including a child have died as a result of the natural disaster.

Avalanche in India's Sikkim: Seven tourists including one child dead, several feared trapped

In the latest, Finland has become the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO). In a tragic incident, at least seven tourists died while 20 tourists were injured, when they were hit by an avalanche in India's Sikkim on Tuesday afternoon.

Top 10 world news: Finland becomes newest NATO member, Sikkim hit by major avalanche, and more

Virgin Media, a British telecom company, announced on Tuesday that there was an issue affecting its broadband services after hundreds of users reported widespread internet connectivity disruptions and the company's website seemed to be down.

British telecoms firm Virgin Media suffers major outages across UK, cause still unclear

In what would be a first for a major city in the world, Parisians will vote on Sunday whether to ban electric scooters for rent from the city's streets. Paris was one of the first cities to use the vehicles that can be rented using an app like Lime, Dott, or Tier and are popular among young people as an alternative to public transportation for short distances, as reported by AFP.

What would be the fate of e-scooters in Paris? Residents to decide in vote on Sunday

At least 11 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through areas of the South and Midwest of the US on Saturday. In addition, a heavy metal concert was disrupted in Illinois when the roof of a packed theatre collapsed.

Tornadoes hit central US: At least 11 killed, including one at Illinois concert

Iran's judiciary chief reportedly warned to prosecute women who appear in public without the hijab "without mercy" as more and more women continue to defy the country's mandatory dress code, according to Iranian media cited by Reuters.

Women without hijab to be prosecuted ‘without mercy’, warns Iran’s judiciary chief

Brands typically play a practical joke on their customers on the first day of April by launching bogus products, leading them astray into scams, or just reminding them not to be fools.

April Fool's Day 2023: Brands get up to mischief with clever jokes

The US Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Gopalan family home in Lusaka and paid tribute to her maternal grandfather PV Gopalan, a member of the Indian Foreign Service, while on a visit to Zambia.

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits family home in Lusaka during Zambia trip

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