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The Festival of Diwali might be a while away but Barbie makers and designer Anita Dongre have kickstarted celebrations. Ahead of the Festival of Diwali Indian designer Anita Dongre is collaborating with toy maker Mattel and has designed an Exquisite barbie doll to Mark the festivities. Watch in for more details!

#Gravitas There is a new race in space between China and the U.S., but this has got nothing to do with exploration. Rather it is about something much more symbolic. They are battling each other to set a time zone on the Moon. Watch in for more details!

Three former police officers in the US city of Memphis were on Thursday (Oct 3) convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who was Black. However, the former cops were acquitted of the harshest charges - death penalty- that sparked national protests and called for broad changes in policing.

#Gravitas | Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that a listening device was found in his personal bathroom at the British Foreign Office after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the facilities. As per Johnson, in 2017, when he was serving as Britain’s Foreign Secretary, he had a meeting with Netanyahu. After Netanyahu used the bathroom, Johnson's security team allegedly found a bugging device in the toilet. Watch in for more details!

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has filed a fresh request to resume services in Brazil after paying some pending fines that had been imposed by the country's Supreme Court, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court in the European Union, ruled on Friday (Oct 4) that any EU country can grant asylum to Afghan women based solely on their nationality and gender.

A disabled journalist claimed that he was forced to crawl on the floor to reach the toilet during a flight from Warsaw to London. It's because the airline failed to provide him an onboard wheelchair. While the airline has apologised for the incident, the journalist said it was shameful that disabled passenger is discriminated against in this way.

A Chinese aircraft carrier, flanked by four destroyers and a fast combat support ship, was spotted alarmingly close to the Japanese island of Okinotorishima. This has sparked a strong diplomatic response from Japan, with the country calling these maneuvers, a direct threat to its security and stability. The warships were also seen near the Philippines’ Island of Mindanao.

As bird flu cases are dominating the headline, the US state of California has now reported two human cases of infection. who were in close contact with animals at a dairy facility. Earlier, bird flu outbreak has been found in Vietnam which killed a string of animals including the big cats such as panthers, lions, tigers etc.

Kim Kardashian, who has been an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, feels that Lyle and Erik Menendez should not spend the rest of their lives in prison.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has decided to remove the Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations. According to TASS news agency, the decision had been "taken at the highest level."

At present, there are approximately 12,100 nuclear warheads in existence. Nearly 88 per cent of these are held by just two countries, Russia and the United States, according to Statista.

Stocks in Turkiye went into a bear market as domestic investors lost faith in the market and worries about the economy compounded by the new escalation in West Asia tensions.

As tensions escalate in the Iran-Israel conflict, Israel faces critical decisions on how to respond, ranging from military strikes to strategic diplomacy. Meanwhile, Iran's next moves remain uncertain, with potential retaliatory actions or further regional destabilization on the horizon. The unfolding situation poses significant risks for the broader Middle East.

Iran could be just 6 months away, from having 10 nuclear warheads ready to aim at its enemies. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has increased its stockpile of Uranium enriched to 60%. Around 90% enrichment is required to make a nuclear bomb. So, will Iran dare to target its enemies with a nuclear bomb?

Moldova is preparing for the presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union. Moldovan authorities claim to have discovered a Russian-backed campaign that involved 130,000 people aimed to sway critical votes regarding President Maia Sandu's ambitions to join the EU.

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an address in Tehran, called the missile attack on Israel "legal and legitimate". He had a rifle by his side as he spoke, days after Iran's missile attack on Israel.

Oil rose for a fourth day as traders assessed supply risks in West Asia. The reason: Israel is expected to make a retaliatory strike against Iran following Tehran's missile barrage earlier this week. The volume of so-called Brent call options trades hit a record high today, with the majority of those bets being placed on the price of crude hitting $100 a barrel.

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe refused to guarantee Erik ten Hag's future at Old Trafford as he admitted the club is not "where it should be" under the troubled boss.