As restrictions on visa routes came into force on Monday (Jan 1), the United Kingdom has banned the "unreasonable practice" of overseas students bringing their families to the nation.

Thousands of Indian nationals to be affected as UK bans dependents of foreign students

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can "break out any time" on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday.

Kim Jong Un accuses US of posing 'military threat', orders military to prepare for possible 'war'

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday failed in its bid to block a California state law that makes it mandatory for social media companies to publicly disclose how they moderate content on their platforms.

Elon Musk's X fails in its bid to block California's content moderation law

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the highly secretive rocket, blasted into space carrying the US military's clandestine X-37B drone to a research mission. The eagerly anticipated lift-off happened after weeks of delays.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy spacecraft takes off with highly secretive US military drone

As tensions between the US and China continue to rise, the latter has warned its citizens who are "military fans" against posting photos of things and objects considered sensitive.

'Cool hobby, but be very careful': China warns 'military fans' against posting photos of its military hardware

Robots are the future, yet, many warn that the technology is a danger to humans. Lending weight to this warning, in a shocking incident, at Tesla's Giga Texas factory near Austin, a malfunctioning robot reportedly attacked an engineer.

Robot at Tesla's Texas factory attacks engineer, leaving a 'trail of blood': Report

For the United Kingdom, this year's Christmas has been the hottest in more than a decade. Authorities have declared Christmas Eve 2023, the warmest one since 1997, with temperatures in some areas hitting 15.

White Christmas: A thing of the past? UK sees its warmest Christmas eve in more than a decade

Three police officers accused of killing Manuel 'Manny' Ellis, an unarmed Black man, were acquitted on Thursday (December 21) in Washington. Disappointed by the jury's decision, chanting "No justice, no peace," on Thursday evening, a crowd of around 100 people, including the victim's family, blocked an intersection near a mural of Manny Ellis in Tacoma.

White officers, accused of killing unarmed black man Manny Ellis, acquitted despite mounting evidence

Hanan Elatr, the widow of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, has been granted political asylum in the US. This follows Elatr's assertions that her life would be in danger if she returned to the United Arab Emirates or her native country, Egypt.

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's widow granted political asylum in US

India's state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has reportedly suffered a data breach that puts at risk thousands of users. As per reports, a "threat actor" on the dark web has claimed to have "critical information" pertaining to the telecom company's fibre and landline users.

BSNL suffers data breach, hacker posts data on dark web: Report

Delhi police have made two new arrests as part of their probe into the December 13 security breach at the Indian Parliament in the national capital. As per reports, on Wednesday, police picked up an ex-techie and a 50-year-old man from Karnataka's Bagalkot city and Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district, respectively.

Two more arrested in connection with India Parliament security breach

In a shocking cyber crime that took place in India's Uttar Pradesh, a cyber criminal targeted grieving parents with missing children, promising them to The man behind these revolting crimes has been identified as a 28-year-old tech graduate.

India: Cyber criminal accesses police database, cons 945 families who reported their kids missing

An earthquake in Northwest China has claimed at least 116 lives. CCTV footage captured the haunting moment when the earthquake struck and wreaked havoc. The tremor, which was of magnitude 5.

CCTV cameras capture midnight horror as 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes China. Watch!

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday inked into law SB 4, which arms the state's law enforcement with the authority to arrest individuals suspected of crossing the US-Mexico border without proper authorisation.

Texas empowers local officers to arrest suspected illegal migrants

A new poll has found that a majority of Canadians think it is time for Justin Trudeau to step down from his role as Prime Minister and the leader of the Liberal Party.

‘His time has come and gone’: 7 in 10 Canadians want Justin Trudeau to resign

Thrifting can at times help you find literal treasures. That is exactly what happened with a US woman. She purchased a glass vase from a local Goodwill Charity shop for merely $3.

‘Surreal’: US woman’s $3.99 vase, a thrift store find, sells for $100,000

In a moving tale of redemption, a former looter, weakened by cancer, helped Cambodia regain its stolen cultural treasure, a statue. Toek Tik, the former thief, witnessed the return of the stolen Cambodian statue just months before his death.

Redemption story: Ex-thief, battling cancer, aids in return of Cambodia's cultural treasures

A drug that can potentially offer relief to hundreds of thousands of women battling hot flushes during menopause has been approved in the UK. The drug named Veoza or fezolinetant has been approved by UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

'Completely blockbuster drug': UK clears the way for drug that treats hot flushes in menopausal women

A high-level committee on "One Nation, One Election" under the former Indian president Ram Nath Kovind, as per reports, is slated to meet on Monday (Dec 18). The committee, as per reports, will review the progress made so far.

India: High-level committee on 'One Nation, One Election' to assess progress

In the aftermath of former Tropical Cyclone Jasper, heavy rain has triggered floods, cutting off tourist-popular towns in Australia's northeast along the Great Barrier Reef.

'Just about the worst': Cyclone Jasper brings heavy rains, flooding and crocodiles to Queensland. Watch!

Over 100 individuals in China were injured on Thursday evening, as carriages disconnected from a train on a bustling commuter line in Beijing. As per the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, initial investigations have revealed that the train executed an emergency stop following a signal downgrade.

'My train broke in two': Over 100 injured as carriages detach from train owing to icy tracks in Beijing

The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom's coin producer, has introduced a new series of coins featuring the once mighty overlords that ruled the Earth before humans: Dinosaurs.

Prehistoric Pounds: UK Royal Mint's dinosaur 50p coin series takes a leap into the past

Meta Platforms used thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, alleges a new copyright lawsuit filed on Monday (Dec 11) night. The tech giant reportedly did this despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so.

Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors

The atmospheric drama of a red sprite is often accompanied by a green ghostly glow if you only look close enough to spot it. Colloquially dubbed as "mesospheric ghosts," this phenomenon have been observed in last few years.

How are atmospheric 'green ghosts' formed? We might finally have an answer

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