Japanese government leaders condemned North Korea over its suspected missile launch toward the Sea of Japan. More than 1000 public figures in the United States participated in the Capitol riot and aided former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election as per the Insurrection Index.

Top 10 world news: Japan slams launch of unidentified projectile by North Korea and more

Foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will hold an emergency videoconference to discuss Ukraine crisis. A new coronavirus variant called 'IHU' has emerged in France amid the rapid surge of Omicron cases across the world.

Top 10 world news: NATO to hold emergency talk on Ukraine and more

From independent online publication Citizen News closure in Hong Kong to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's health update as he has been admitted to the hospital after he experienced abdominal pain.

Top 10 World News: Third news company shutters in Hong Kong, Jair Bolsonaro hospitalised and more

Iran has written a letter to the United Nations General Assembly to seek a resolution on Soleimani's assassination. Right-wing contender in the 2022 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen, has accused the French government of breaking the law by hanging European Union's flag off the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Top 10 world news: Iran seeking UNGA resolution on Soleimani killing and more

Ukraine on Saturday closed its ports to Russian ships. The step is likely to raise tensions between the neighbours. In other news, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said that country's pursuit of democracy and freedom was not a crime.

Top 10 world news: Ukraine closes ports for Russian ships, Taiwan's assertion, more

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia will be forced to take measures to eliminate unacceptable threats if the United States and NATO don't respond to Moscow's security proposals.

Top 10 World News: Russia's warning to US, update on Covid hospitalisation among kids in US and more

From Iran's announcement of a new space launch to the Pakistani government confirming the purchase of at least 25 Chinese J-10C fighter jets for the Pakistan Air Force, read the top 10 world news headlines here.

Top 10 World News: Iran's new space launch, Pakistan buys 25 Chinese J-10C fighters and more

Europe is battling a surge in the cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. US President Joe Biden has signed a defence spending budget that states that Taiwan should be invited to the world's largest naval exercise next year.

Top 10 world news: Europe battles surge in Omicron cases and more

Russia will hold talks with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Brussels on security guarantees after US-Russia talks in Geneva. China and Japan have reached an agreement to establish a hotline for their disputes over Taiwan and the South China Sea.

Top 10 world news: Russia, NATO to hold talks, plane crashes in California and more

Amid tensions at the border with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that it's "almost impossible" to have good relations with the current Ukrainian authorities referring to President Zelenskiy.

Top 10 world news: Putin says Zelenskiy under influence of radical forces and more

Russia's foreign ministry has warned against the inclusion of Finland and Sweden in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that China is ''playing'' Western countries against one another.

Top 10 world news: Russia warns NATO, Canada slams China and more

To meet the shortages in the healthcare sector, the UK government is looking to hire numerous care workers from abroad. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has revealed that it was not the KGB but Father Frost, the Soviet Santa, that was the real force behind his rapid rise.

Top 10 world news: Omicron variant tormenting healthcare in UK and more

Russian President Vladimir Putin while speaking at the annual news press conference said that insulting Prophet Muhammad is a "violation of religious freedom and the violation of the sacred feelings of people who profess Islam".

Top 10 world news: Ecuador mandates Covid vaccine for children, Russia-Ukraine tensions, and more

Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia did not want conflict with Ukraine or the West. United Kingdom's Health Minister Sajid Javid has confirmed that the ministers are not planning to announce any new restrictions after Christmas.

Top 10 world news: Putin says NATO expansion 'unacceptable' and more

After China's Xi'an city reported 52 new COVID-19 on Wednesday, authorities ordered a strict lockdown as millions were asked to stay home. Xi'an located in northern China has reported 143 COVID-19 cases so far.

Top 10 world news: China puts millions under lockdown after virus outbreak and more

From the US reporting its first death due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 to Pakistan's Supreme Court slamming the country's military establishment, pointing out that land meant for defence purposes was being misused for commercial activities.

Top 10 World News: US to deploy military personnel to fight Covid, update on Omicron variant and more

Russia on Monday expelled two German diplomats in a tit-for-tat move, Taiwan has slammed China over Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remark and the World Economic Forum (WEF) said that it "will defer its annual meeting in Davos.

Top 10 World News: Russia expels German diplomats, Taiwan slams China and more

From updates on the summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to Coronavirus trends across the world, read top 10 news headlines at this hour. Click on the links to read the full report.

Top 10 World News: Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan, Netherlands starts Omicron lockdown and more

From updates on the Russia-Ukraine situation to the latest on COVID-19 cases worldwide. Also read why Tesla has been hit by a lawsuit. And do not miss our explainer on what is Russia's draft treaty on security guarantees.

Top 10 World News: Biden admin 'failed to see' Omicron variant, Kremlin on Russia-US tensions

From US State Department report on global terrorism to coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from across the world, here are top news headlines. Click on the links to read the respective report.

Top 10 World News: Germany warns of 'massive' fifth wave, WHO approves Covavax jab for emergency use and more

From Victory Day (Vijay Divas) celebrations in Bangladesh to the United States blacklisting Chinese biotech firms for trying to seek surveillance on the Uyghur minority and top Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from across the world.

Top 10 World News: US blacklists Chinese biotech firms, rise in Covid cases in UK and more

As Omicron continues to spread, some European countries are rushing to vaccinate kids. In Netherlands, primary schools will be shut. Hungary, Greece, Spain and Germany have begun vaccinating kids.

Top 10 World News: Europe vaccinates kids, Leena Nair named Chanel CEO, more

The United Kingdoms has confirmed the first ever reported death from the Omicron variant. The variant which was first identified in South Africa is believed to be a milder strain of the original novel coronavirus.

Top 10 world news: First reported death from Omicron, Jimmy Lai's new sentence, and more

Ahead of the G7 foreign ministers' meet, UK's foreign minister Liz Truss said Russia would be committing a "strategic mistake" if it attacked Ukraine. At least 50 people are feared dead in Kentucky after a storm battered the southeastern US state.

Top 10 world news: UK warns Russia on 'strategic mistake,' storm in Kentucky and more

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