Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon,' as per the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) latest update, has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Northwest Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Hamoon intensifies into severe cyclonic storm over NW Bay of Bengal; wind speeds of 18km/hour

A British family has confirmed the death of their daughter, Noiya Sharabi, in the tragic aftermath of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel. Noiya, aged 16, along with her 13-year-old sister Yahel, went missing after the attack that claimed the life of their British-born mother, Lianne.

A family destroyed: UK girl Noiya Sharabi confirmed dead in Hamas attack along with mom, sister

Elon Musk has, after Twitter, now seemingly set his sights on Wikipedia. The eccentric billionaire has offered everyone's go-to online encyclopedia a billion dollars for changing its name to something NSFW.

Will Wikipedia become 'Di**ipedia'? Elon Musk offers $1 billion for NSFW name change

San Francisco police on Thursday released the first official details of the incident wherein a man crashed into the Chinese consulate on October 9. They said that the man had a crossbow and arrows and swung a knife at officers before being shot dead by a police sergeant.

Man who crashed into Chinese consulate had crossbow, arrows and swung knife at officers: San Francisco police

Travis King, the United States soldier who made headlines for spending months in North Korea detention, has been charged with desertion. As per a Reuters report, the 23-year-old soldier has also been hit with other charges, like assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography.

US Army accuses Travis King of desertion, solicitation of child pornography, among other charges

North Korea's state media reports claim that detained US soldier Travis King crossed into the country due to alleged "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army".

North Korea claims detained American soldier was seeking refuge from inhuman treatment in US Army

Donald Trump was admonished by a judge at his New York fraud trial on Wednesday. The judge warned Trump and others to "stop commenting" during witness testimonies.

Donald Trump scolded by judge for courtroom interruptions during witness testimony in fraud trial

Jair Bolsanaro, the former Brazil president, may soon face criminal charges for the January 8 insurrection by thousands of his supporters. On Wednesday, a congressional probe into the insurrection recommended that the far-right former president and some of his closest allies should be charged with an attempted coup d'état, along with other crimes.

Brazil: Congressional committee into Jan 8 insurrection recommends criminal charges against Jair Bolsonaro

During an infrastructure project in Florida's northeastern city of St. Augustine, construction crews made a remarkable find: the remnants of a shipwreck dating back to the 19th century.

Historic shipwreck uncovered in Florida provides glimpse into 19th-century life

In a robust comeback for Japan's tourism sector, official data revealed that for the fourth consecutive month in September, the country welcomed over 2 million international visitors.

Japan tourism bounces back, welcomes 2 million foreign visitors in September

Israel vs Hamas | Blast at Gaza hospital sparks protests worldwide

The Israel-Hamas conflict has had several disturbing spillovers throughout the world. One of them is the rising prejudices against Muslims and Jews. In one such incident, some students of New York University (NYU) were seen tearing down posters of Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas.

NYU students seen tearing down posters of young Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas. Watch!

Palestine, on Wednesday, called out Israel on its denial of involvement in the tragic Gaza hospital blast. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" and countered his claims that Hamas was behind the attack.

Gaza hospital attack: Palestinian envoy calls Netanyahu a liar, claims to have proof of Israel involvement

Death is the sad truth of life. When someone close to us dies, we try to give them the best send-off. That is exactly what the people of Penrose, a small town in Colorado, United States, thought they were doing by availing the services of Return to Nature, a 'green' funeral home.

Shocking! Authorities discover 189 decomposing bodies at Colorado funeral home

Daniel Noboa, business heir, and now Ecuador's youngest-ever president-elect has vowed to "restore peace" to the drug gang war-ravaged South American country. "Tomorrow we start work for this new Ecuador, we start working to rebuild a country seriously battered by violence, by corruption and by hate," he told supporters during an address in the seaside town of Olon.

Explained | Who is Daniel Noboa? Ecuador's youngest president-elect is heir to banana empire

'He said, she said': Outlandish arguments, groundbreaking statements from India's same-sex marriage trial

Trigger warning: Some readers may find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised On Monday, hundreds in the United States gathered to lay to rest a six-year-old Muslim boy who amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine war became the victim of a hate crime.

'Mom, I'm fine': 6-year-old Muslim boy's heartbreaking last words before dying in hate crime

Trigger warning: Some readers may find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised In Illinois, United States, a six-year-old child has become the victim of a hate crime.

Hate crime in US: Man stabs to death 6-year-old Muslim child over ongoing Israel-Hamas war

Killarney, an Irish town, has rid itself of the "plague" of disposable coffee cups. Three months ago, it became the first Irish town to ban single-use coffee mugs, and now the results are visible.

Irish town's unique solution to 'plague-like coffee-cup problem' miring its beauty

Trigger warning: Some readers may find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised. Hamas on Thursday "firmly" denied involvement in the killing and beheading of infants.

Hamas denies involvement in killing and beheading of babies, alleges 'media bias'

China witnessed a significant decline in the number of births last year. Despite extensive government initiatives to support parenthood, the nation's births plunged by 10 per cent, hitting the lowest level on record.

China ageing fast: Births fall by 10% to an all-time low, raising economic concerns

Caroline Ellison, a close associate and former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, on Wednesday testified that she was "terrified" that the truth would come out and that she was relieved when the FTX crypto exchange collapsed last year.

Tearful Caroline Ellison reveals Bankman-Fried instructed her to falsify records, commit fraud

North Korea claimed that the media reports of its weapons being used by Hamas in its attack against Israel are false. On Friday (Oct 13), the nation also alleged that the narratives have been planted by the United States in a bid to divert its blame to a third country.

North Korea denies weapon supply to Hamas, calls US 'empire of evil' of blame-shifting

Weapons and warlike stores were recovered during joint combing operations by security forces in violence-affected Manipur, an official said on Thursday. According to the defence spokesperson, an extensive search of the area by the security personnel of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Churachandpur Police was launched on Thursday.

Weapons, warlike stores recovered by security forces during combing operations in Manipur

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