Owing to plummeting temperatures across the US and Canada, frostbite can develop on exposed skin in just five to ten minutes, as observed by residents. Prior to the busiest travel days of the year, a strong Arctic winter storm has issued weekend weather alerts for more than 135 million people.

Winter storm in US and Canada: Plunging temperatures cause frostbite within five minutes of exposure

In the latest, A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in Paris on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, witnesses and prosecutors said.

Top 10 world news: Shooting in central Paris kills three, Charles Sobhraj flown back to France, and more

United States President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has hired Abbe Lowell, a top Washington lawyer, ahead of the probe by the House Republicans. Interestingly, Lowell had previously represented Jared Kushner - the former senior advisor and son-in-law of ex-president Donald Trump- during inquiries related to Trump-Moscow links, Russian election obtrusion, and in Congress.

Hunter Biden hires Jared Kushner's lawyer to beef up legal team ahead of Republican probe

In a statement released on Thursday, Russia said that the supply of US Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, which had been announced during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to Washington, would neither contribute to a settlement of the crisis nor hinder Russia's objectives.

Putin claims Russia will find an ‘antidote’ to US Patriot missiles given to Ukraine for air defence

Weeks after their boat stranded off the Indian coast, many Rohingya are feared dead at sea; at least 160 people are still aboard and on the brink of starvation, according to family members and the UN agency for refugees.

Rohingya refugee boat stranded in Indian waters: Children feared dead due to starvation

South Korea's intelligence service reported on Thursday that North Korean hackers had stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won (USD 1.2 billion) in bitcoin and other virtual assets over the previous five years, with more than half of it happening this year alone.

Seoul: North Korean hackers steal US$ 1.2 billion by crypto hacking and other illicit cyber activities

Russia's army chief defined joint naval exercises between Chinese and Russian vessels on Thursday as a reaction to the increasingly aggressive US military stance in the Asia-Pacific area.

Russian Army chief calls naval exercises with China a response to 'aggressive' US

The high-level review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come to an end amid India's Covid alert. The CEO of NITI Aayog, as well as ministers and representatives from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Health, attended the two-hour long meeting.

India's new Covid guidelines: PM Modi's review meeting concludes; fresh set of Covid measures expected soon

Over 200,000 vacationers in France scrambled to make substitute travel arrangements for their Christmas holidays after the national train operator announced major service cancellations owing to a strike.

France rail strikes: High-speed TGV lines cancelled on Christmas weekend as  ticket inspectors seek pay hike

The New Zealand government announced adjustments to its divisive plans to tax the farts and burps of livestock on Wednesday, but a renowned farmers organisation said it was still against the emissions reduction plan.

New Zealand amends cow burp tax plan as part of its emissions reduction scheme

As China battles a COVID-19 wave in the wake of regulations being loosened, videos showing hundreds of Chinese gathered in lines outside clinics and hospitals have now gone viral.

WATCH: Exhausted doctor collapses while attending patients amid China's Covid surge

Less than three minutes after liftoff from the European base in French Guiana on Wednesday, a European Vega C rocket carrying two Airbus satellites failed to get off the ground.

Europe's second Vega-C mission fails as rocket malfunctions soon after launch

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