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Top 10 world news: PM Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus ‘under one roof’ at BIMSTEC summit; Canada hits US with 25% tariffs and more

Here is a compilation of the top 10 stories from across the world in the day. Click on the headlines to read the full stories and stay updated with important developments.


Top 10 world news: Joe Biden to visit New Orleans; India reacts to China creating 'so-called counties', and more

Here's a look at the top 10 world news from across the world.

Top 10 world news: Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash; Manmohan Singh's last rites held, and more

Here are the top 10 news stories from across the world.



Top 10 world news: 5 Indian Army soldiers killed in J&K; US flights resumed after technical glitch, and more

On Tuesday (Dec 24), five Indian Army soldiers were killed in a vehicle accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch area. In a post on X, the White Knight Corps of the army said that the accident occurred during operational duty in Poonch.

Ibrahim Qubaisi, a senior Hezbollah commander known as Abu Musa, has reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. In other news, Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, in an exclusive conversation with WION, reaffirmed that Israel will continue to target Hezbollah's capabilities.

Top 10 world news: Hezbollah leader Abu Musa killed in Israel strike; EY employee death case updates, 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

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

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, following the end of former PM Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule after a student-led uprising.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh's interim govt sworn in; India win bronze in men's hockey, and more

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics has been nothing but disheartening for the nation. Now, India's Olympic contingent's chief physician, Dinshaw Pardiwala, has revealed that Phogat's weight had increased post her semi-final bout, leading to disqualification.

Top 10 world news: Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation'; Vinesh Phogat disqualification, and more

Just days after Alexei Navalny's death in an arctic prison, Russian authorities, as per Kremlin critic's team, are reportedly threatening to bury the opposition leader on prison grounds if the family did not agree to hold a closed funeral for him.

Top 10 World News: US sanctions on Russia, Authorities threaten to bury Navalny on prison grounds, and more

Alexei Navalny's body returned to his mother over a week after his death in Russian prison Alexei Navalny's dead body was handed over to his mother by the Russian authorities, a Navalny spokesperson was quoted as saying by the news agency AFP.

Top 10 World News: Russia hands over Navalny's body to mother; Ukraine war enters third year, and more

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of her husband's death. In other news, Israel has declared Brazilian President Lula persona non grata over alleged antisemitic comments.

Top 10 World News: Navalny's wife says Putin 'killed' him; Brazil Prez 'persona non grata' in Israel, and more

In Pakistan, in the lead-up to crucial general elections, deadly blasts have been reported from different parts of the nation. In the Middle East, militant group Hamas has reportedly proposed a ceasefire in Gaza amid ongoing conflict with Israel.

Top 10 World News: Multiple blasts rock Pakistan; Hamas proposes truce in Gaza, and more

In the latest international news, a drone strike in Syria targeting a US troop base, killed seven Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, with accusations pointing towards Syrian regime-backed mercenaries.

Top 10 world news: Drone strike on US base in Syria, PM Modi's speech in Parliament, and more

Following a wave of strikes on Yemen by the US and UK, militant organisation Hamas has warned that this will bring further turmoil to the region. Citing a statement from Hamas, a report by the news agency AFP said that the Palestinian militant group called the bombing of Houthi targets "a blatant assault on the sovereignty of a sister Arab country, and an escalation that will drag the region into further turmoil.

Top 10 world news: Hamas warns of 'further turmoil'; death toll in Ukraine bakery blast soars to 28; and more

On day 534 of the Russia-Ukraine war, an 8-year-old boy was killed when a Russian missile strike allegedly targeted civilian infrastructure in the western Ukraine region of Ivano-Frankivsk.

Top 10 world news: Russian missile kills child in Ukraine, California uses AI to detect wildfires, and more

In a major development from India, the no-confidence motion moved by Indian opposition parties in the lower house of the Parliament-- Lok Sabha-- was defeated. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his fiery speech, opposition parties responded by staging a walkout.

Top 10 world news: 36 killed in wildfires on Hawaiian island, Indian govt defeats no-trust motion, & more

Russia on Friday (March 31) adopted a new foreign policy strategy that sets the elimination of Western dominance in global politics as a priority. "The Russian Federation intends to give priority to the elimination of vestiges of the dominance of the United States and other unfriendly countries in world politics," according to the new 42-page document.

Top 10 world news: Russia adopts new foreign policy; Biden tells Moscow to release US journalist, & more

As the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague recently issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former president Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday (March 23) that any attempt to arrest Putin will be considered a declaration of war against Russia.

Top 10 world news: Ex-Russian prez warns on any attempt to arrest Putin, and more

As Russia's offensive in Ukraine marks one year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday (February 24) that his country would win the conflict. Zelensky's comment comes as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia's membership.

Top 10 world news: Ukraine's Zelensky confident of winning war; FATF suspends Russia's membership, & more