One of the six Israeli hostages found dead in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Sept 1) was an Israeli-American. According to the Joe Biden administration, the hostage was identified as 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

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China and the Philippines have traded accusations over an incident involving their ships in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday (August 31). According to Manila, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel intentionally rammed the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, three times on Saturday, at Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, located in the West Philippine Sea.

Top 10 world news: Philippine Navy ship hit by Chinese vessel; PM Modi on crime against women, and more

The ICC said that Mongolia should arrest Russian leader Vladimir Putin once he enters the country. Putin’s visit, expected on Tuesday, will mark his first trip to a member nation of the ICC since the court issued an arrest warrant for him in March 2023.

Top 10 world news: Mongolia asked to arrest Putin; CBI vs Bengal police in Kolkata rape case, and more

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) Deputy Director David Cohen said that the suspects behind the thwarted plot to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts in Vienna wanted to kill "tens of thousands" of the American singer's fans.

Top 10 world news: Swift concert attack plotters wanted to 'kill thousands'; Kolkata horror updates, & more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said they want to take German-UK ties to “the next level” by forging a treaty by early next year.

Top 10 world news: UK, Germany vow to take ties to 'next level'; Kolkata horror updates, and more

The Israeli military on Tuesday (Aug 27) rescued a 52-year-old hostage from the captivity of Hamas. The hostage, identified as Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, had been in Hamas' captivity since October 7 last year.

Top 10 world news: Israel rescues 52-year-old hostage; Modi speaks to Putin, and more

As days pass, calls for the resignation of Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of the East Indian state of West Bengal, over the rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been growing.

Top 10 world news: Kolkata rape-murder case updates; Macron denies political motive in Durov arrest, & more

West Asia saw an escalation of tensions on Sunday (August 25) as both Israel and Hezbollah launched strikes on each other. Israel hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after getting a wind of a large-scale retaliatory operation by the Iran-backed group.

Top 10 world news: West Asia crisis escalation; UN concerned about Taliban's new morality law, and more

German police on Saturday (Aug 24) detained a 15-year-old teenager for a deadly knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, which killed three and injured others.

Top 10 world news: Germany knife attack; Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, and more

In a major revelation in the Kolkata rape and murder case, main accused Sanjay Roy told West Bengal police that he stalked the victim at the chest medicine ward a day before he committed the gruesome crime.

Top 10 world news: Modi pushes Zelensky for peace talks with Russia; Kolkata rape case updates, and more

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered earlier this month, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Aug 22), urging him to enact stricter laws on sexual assault.

Top 10 world news: CBI rules out gangrape in Kolkata case; Russia-Ukraine war updates, and more

At least 14 people were killed in a blast at a pharma company unit in India's Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The incident took place in Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the state, catching employees of ‘Escientia’ off guard.

Top 10 world news: Blast at pharma company kills 14 in India; Gaza truce talks suffer setback, and more

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday (Aug 20) urged the Indian government to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina so that she can face trial.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh's BNP wants Hasina extradited; Ukraine to ban Orthodox church, & more

Israel on Monday (August 19) voiced its backing for the United States' new hostage proposal. Describing it as a "bridging proposal," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time publicly endorsed the latest US formula.

Top 10 world news: Netanyahu publicly backs US' ceasefire deal; Indian govt defends Triple Talaq ban, and more

The Supreme Court of India on Sunday (August 18) took suo motu cognisance of the shocking and brutal rape and murder of a trainee female doctor at the RG Kar Hospital premises in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state.

Top 10 world news: SC take suo motu cognisance in Kolkata rape case; Kyiv hits key Russian bridge, & more

Amid an ongoing nationwide strike by Indian medics over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata, the Indian government assured them of the formation of a committee that will suggest measures for the safety of healthcare professionals.

Top 10 world news: India urges medics to end nationwide strike; Israel-Gaza war updates, and more

India's top poll body, the Election Commission of India, on Friday released the polling schedule for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, polls will be held in three phases, starting September 18.

Top 10 world news: Mediators release Gaza peace plan; Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, and more

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Supreme leader, blasted Israel today for its "psychological warfare". Slamming the "enemy psychological warfare," Iran's supreme leader Khamenei stressed that any "non-tactical retreat — be it military, political, or economic — invites 'divine wrath', as per the Holy Quran".

Top 10 world news: Iran's Khamenei condemns Israel; bomb scare in India's Assam, and more

Two NATO air bases in Germany were sealed off after suspected sabotage. From Paris, the development emerged that ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won't be given a silver medal after she failed to weigh as per her category hours before her final bout at the quadrennial event.

Top 10 world news: NATO bases in Germany sealed; Vinesh Phogat loses appeal for Olympic Silver; and more

Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday released her first statement since her August 5 ouster as Bangladesh prime minister and demanded punishment for those involved in the riots.

Top 10 world news: Sheikh Hasina's first statement after Aug 5 ouster; Hindenburg-Adani row, and more

Pakistan army on Monday (August 12) announced the arrest of former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed. Court martial proceedings have been initiated against Hameed — a supporter of former PM Imran Khan — in connection with a housing scheme scandal, said the Pakistan army.

Top 10 world news: Pak army arrests former ISI chief; man behind Kenya starvation cult goes on trial, and more

Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina claimed that had she allowed the US to take over the St. Martin's Island, she would have still been the country's prime minister.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh St. Martin's Island controversy; row over Hindenburg's latest report; and more

Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam was appointed as acting chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday. The news was confirmed by the Supreme Court's Public Relations Officer, Md Shafiqul Islam, following the resignation of Obaidul Hassan.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh unrest; two soldiers killed in Jammu-Kashmir, and more

An Iraqi national has been arrested in Austria in connection with a foiled terror plot targeting Taylor Swift concerts. The teenager is the third person to be detained in this case, believed to be linked to the 19-year-old primary suspect, an Austrian national with North Macedonian roots.

Top 10 world news: Third arrest made in Taylor Swift concert terror plot; Russia-Ukraine war, and more

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