Some of Pakistan's biggest cities are in the grip of a wave of severe air pollution and toxic haze. Going back several years, the issue that erupts every winter takes on health dimensions with a spurt in respiratory, eye and skin issues. Across the border, Delhi too is badly hit. Experts blame continued knee-jerk and band-aid responses from administrators, with no permanent solution in sight. We size up a problem that takes an uglier dimension with each successive year.

Pakistan's Pollution Woes Peak I Delhi Pollution Nightmare

An Israeli strike killed 12 people after it hit a civil defence center in Lebanon's city of Baalbek. The attack destroyed the building operated by the civil defence, a politically unaffiliated emergency rescue service, and a neighbouring residence. Watch this report for more details!

Israel-Hezbollah War: 12 Killed in Israeli Strike on Lebanese City of Baalbek

India's Ministry of External Affairs says it will pursue the extradition of Khalistani separatist Arsh Singh Gill, also known as Arsh Dalla, who has been arrested in Ontario. Dalla is wanted in over 50 cases of murder, extortion, and terrorist acts. Watch in for more details!

India To Step Up Extradition Bid For Khalistani Separatist Arsh Dalla From Canada

Given the declining air quality index and the dense haze that has engulfed the city since Wednesday, the Delhi government stated on Thursday that the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which aims to reduce air pollution, will take effect starting on Friday. Watch in for more details!

Delhi Air Pollution: GRAP III In Delhi As Air Quality Touches 'Severe' Category

As COP29 completed day four in Azerbaijan, Baku activists at COP29 display giant letters reading pay up under risers at Baku Stadium to demand developed Nations provide more funding to combat climate change. The situation Pops at a time when early efforts to reach a financial deal risk being are overshadowed by diplomatic rows. Watch in for more details!

COP29 Climate Finance Talks: Demonstrators Chant 'Trillion, Not Billions', Call For Financing

In a significant development, Russia says it is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Moscow's ambassador to the UN in Geneva has said that any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances. The remarks come in the wake of indications of a shift in Ukraine's stand as well. Officials have said that Kyiv's stand may hinge not so much on territorial boundaries. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Says, 'Open To Talks If Initiated By US President Elect-Trump'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Watch in for more details!

US: RFK Jr. To Head US Health Agency Dept Of Health & Human Services

Swedish tabloid Expressen has revealed that the country's gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg has such a phobia of bananas that government officials are making sure the yellow fruit is not present at any place she is going to visit. The tabloid viewed several leaked emails and quoted from them in its report to say that Brandberg’s staff had gone to great lengths to ensure that the fruit was never anywhere near her during her official visits. Watch in for more details!

'Banana-Free Zones Requested' Over Swedish Minister's Phobia

A renal failure patient passed away in what seemed to be a heartbreaking event, and thirty other patients at a Multan hospital became infected with HIV/AIDS while receiving dialysis. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: 1 Dies, 30 Others Test Positive For HIV In Multan Hospital

India's central government has brought back the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in violence-hit Manipur as the situation remains volatile. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has reimposed the AFSPA in five districts of the state. Six police station limits have been declared as disturbed areas and they will remain so until March 31st next year. Watch in for more update!

India: AFSPA Reimposed In Five Districts Of Manipu

The European Commission has fined Meta Platforms over $840 million for antitrust violations linked to its Facebook Marketplace. The Commission has accused Meta of breaching EU competition laws by unfairly linking its classified ad service, Facebook Marketplace, with its social network. Watch in for more details!

Meta Fined $840 Million For Tying Facebook Marketplace To Platform

In response to the recent terror attack near the airport that killed two foreign nationals and injured two more inside a garment factory by a private security guard, Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon convened another meeting at the Central Police Office on Thursday to review Chinese national security.

Pakistan: Ex-soldiers To Be Hired For Chinese Nationals’ Security

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