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France's interior minister Bruno Retailleau announced on Tuesday that Omar bin Laden, the son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, had been expelled by French authorities for his pro-terrorism social media remarks.

GM CEO assures investors of profitable future amid EV transition challenges Despite the lag in EV demand right now, Barra is confident that GM will see positive variable profits for its EVs by the end of the year.

Reporter Bob Woodward's upcoming book claims that since leaving office, former President Trump has had at least seven private conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

A fresh war of words has broken out between China and the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines has accused China's Coast Guard of firing water cannons at government ships taking supplies to fishermen at the disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Watch in for more details!

Point to a packed month for Indo-German ties, the German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann has termed October 2024 as "Germany ka Mahotsav" or Festival of Germany in New Delhi.

Amid Israel intensifying its offensive by sending ground troops across Lebanese-Israeli border and continuing airstrikes on Beirut and elsewhere, Hezbollah is now no longer demanding a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon.

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of MK 54 MOD 0 lightweight torpedoes, the DSCA has announced. Watch to know more.

The Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa was filled with two distinct celebrations last month, with the recent Irreecha festival, marking the end of the rainy season, and a previous festival in the same month celebrating an annual religious event distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local orthodox Christian faithful.

India women managed to stay in contention for a spot in the semi-final of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup 2024 with a dominant win over Sri Lanka women on Wednesday (Oct 9).

Three scientists have been awarded a prestigious prize for their groundbreaking research on protein structures, which has revolutionized the field of biology and medicine. Their pioneering work has provided crucial insights into how proteins fold and function, paving the way for advancements in drug discovery, disease treatment, and biotechnology. By unlocking the complexities of protein structures, their research has opened new avenues for understanding diseases like Alzheimer's, cancer, and genetic disorders. This achievement highlights the vital role of structural biology in shaping the future of healthcare and scientific innovation.

Iran has warned Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against the country and says any such move would draw a response.

The fray to roll out an exchange-traded fund tracking XRP, the seventh-largest digital token, has begun. Application to launch Canary XRP ETF was filed by the newly founded digital asset-focused investment firm Canary Capital Group with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

Stargazers are in for a treat in October as two comets shine bright in the sky. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has already been around for a few days and is now starting to shine brighter in the night sky.

Airline major Boeing said on October 8, that it had withdrawn its pay offer to around 33,000 US factory workers and no further negotiations were planned with their union representatives as a financially damaging strike nears its fourth week according to a detailed in a report by Reuters.

New York City Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright has become the tenth high-ranking official to resign from Mayor Eric Adams' administration as the federal investigation intensifies.

Category 5 Hurricane Milton ‘explosively intensifies’ as it heads to Florida. Packing ferocious winds up to 180 mph, Milton could make landfall on Wednesday. Potential ‘catastrophic storm’ expected to hit heavily populated city of Tampa Bay. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Hurricane Helene's debris. Residents warned to prepare for the state's largest evacuation effort in years. Governor Ron DeSantis warns that people are running out of time to evacuate. Watch to know more!

After 100 days in power, UK PM Keir Starmer's popularity seems to be fast dipping. Reports suggest, more than six in ten Britons may now dislike the Prime Minister. This comes just three months after Starmer and his Labour Party secured a landslide victory in July.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said that the US central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point last month in an attempt to preserve the strength of the labour market, even as inflation keeps falling.

An Afghan man was arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly plotting an election day "terrorist attack," the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The man, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, living in Oklahoma City after entering the U.