Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, on Wednesday visited a major military operations base in the western region of the country. There, the supreme leader issued directives for heightened readiness for a potential war, reported state KCNA news agency on Thursday.

Kim Jong Un visits military base, tells North Korean military to be prepared for war: Report

Pope Francis, who is still battling a cold, limited his speaking during a weekly audience in St Peter's Square on Wednesday. Instead, he opted to have an aide read his prepared text.

Pope Francis, battling flu, struggles to sit in Popemobile, limits speech at gathering

In a coordinated operation on Wednesday night (Mar 6), the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police apprehended three terrorists near Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail where Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is serving a 14-year sentence.

Foiled terror plot: Pakistan police arrest three terrorists near Adiala jail where ex-PM Imran Khan is held

The Kremlin on Wednesday (March 6) said that Russia will not interfere in the US presidential election. Watch this video to know more.

Will Russia meddle in the US presidential election? Here's what Kremlin has to say

On Super Tuesday 2024, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured significant wins in the GOP and Democratic primaries across several US states, setting the stage for the upcoming presidential showdown.

Morning news brief: Super Tuesday 2024; US airdrops aid to Gaza, and more

Former top executives of Twitter, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, have sued Elon Musk, claiming he owes them nearly $130 million after taking over the social media company which he renamed X.

Doesn't pay his bills: Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, other former execs sue Musk over $130mn unpaid benefits

Swedish armed forces joined NATO for exercises on Monday (March 4), contributing troops, helicopters and fighter jets as the alliance carries out its largest set of military drills since the end of the Cold War.

Sweden joins NATO drills in reshaped north ahead of NATO accession

China has set the 2024 growth target for the economy at around 5%, which is not an easy task, Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday (March 5).

China's annual Parliament meet: China sets 5% GDP growth target for 2024

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza, US Vice-President Kamala Harris has issued America's strongest rebuke to ally Israel and said it was not doing enough to ease the "humanitarian catastrophe" in the city.

Morning news brief: Kamala Harris rebukes Israel, Nikki Haley defeats Trump in Washington DC, and more

Kashmir Valley is hosting the 23rd All India Police Water Sports Championship for men and women at the world-famous Dal Lake. Over 30 teams which include 10 women teams and comprising about 500 players landed in Srinagar to participate in the championship.

J&K Police organise All India Water Sports Championship; 10 women's teams participate

A man believed to be a Manchester City supporter has been arrested for allegedly mocking the Munich air disaster during the derby clash with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday (Mar 3) night.

Manchester City fan arrested on suspicion of mocking Munich air disaster during derby match

The La Cumbre volcano on the remote Galapagos island of Fernandina blew its top late Saturday (March 2), said the South American country's Geophysical Institute.

Watch: La Cumbre volcano on Galapagos archipelago blows its top

A major rift has opened between Meta and the Australian government. The social media giant is ending payments to Australian news publishers for content shared on Facebook. Meta claims news represents only 3% of what users globally see on their feeds and has discontinued its dedicated news tab in Australia.

Meta to stop paying Australian news publishers for content

What is likely to trigger the next world war? Will it be the prolonged war in Ukraine, or the expanding war in Gaza? Or will the next World war be triggered by an escalation in the Taiwan Strait?

Are we headed for a World War? Here are the signs

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation into the killing of over 100 people in Gaza who were seeking humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, a devastating fire in a seven-story building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has claimed at least 43 lives and left many others injured.

Morning news brief: Bangladesh fire; Alexei Navalny's funeral; and more

The number of people suffering from obesity has more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a new study released by the Lancet medical journal. As per its findings, more than one billion people across the world have obesity.

Obesity 'epidemic' on the rise, more than 1 billion afflicted around the world: Study

NSO Group, an Israeli company known for its advanced cyber weaponry, has been ordered by a US court to provide instant messaging platform WhatsApp with codes of its notorious spyware Pegasus, as well as other spyware technology.

US judge orders Pegasus maker NSO to share secret spyware code with WhatsApp

Scientists as per reports are planning to plant "living fossils" of Wollemi pines, an around145 million old tree that is believed to have gone extinct in 1994. Where will these living fossils be planted?

Scientists try to resurrect almost extinct, millions of years-old tree, by replanting in secret locations

Facebook's parent company Meta on Friday (Mar 1) announced that they will stop making payments to news publishers in Australia for the content which appears on Facebook.

Meta stops paying news publishers in Australia, pulls down news tab in ongoing tussle

Hideo Kojima, the mayor of the Japanese town of Ginan in Gifu Prefecture on Thursday (Feb 29) submitted his resignation after a third-party committee found him guilty of sexually harassing a number of his female employees.

'Sorry for the trouble': Mayor of a Japanese town resigns after probe identifies 99 acts of sexual harassment

The conservative-majority US Supreme Court on Wednesday (Feb 28) agreed to take up Donald Trump's claim that as a former president, he has immunity from prosecution in the election subversion case.

Morning news brief: Trump's prez immunity claim; Sandeshkhali accused arrested, and more

Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern notoriously known for her affair with former US President Bill Clinton, is now the face of Reformation, a major fashion brand.

Monica Lewinsky joins hands with fashion brand to promote voting ahead of US Presidential Elections

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday (Feb 28) razed the house of the leader of the team of rat-hole miners who played a major part in rescuing 41 workers from the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand last year.

India: DDA razes house of man who led rat-hole miners to rescue 41 from Uttarakhand tunnel

The race for the US Presidential Elections in November is getting more intense, with Donald Trump winning the GOP primary in Michigan and Joe Biden securing victory in the Democratic primary.

Morning news brief: Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries, Japan depopulation crisis, and more

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