Sultan Al-Neyadi will be making history as the first Arab Astronaut to be part of a long-duration space mission. Molly Gambhir gets you his story.

Gravitas: First Arab Astronaut to spend 6 months in space

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has hinted that Ankara may let Finland join NATO before moving further with Sweden's NATO membership. Erdogan made his remarks just days after Ankara halted negotiations with the two nations to join NATO following a demonstration in Stockholm when a far-right politician set a copy of the Quran on fire.

Finland's NATO membership: Turkiye likely to approve the country's application

After an investigation determined that Nadhim Zahawi had not been properly transparent about a tax investigation that he had resolved while serving as finance minister, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dismissed him from the government on Sunday.

UK: Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Conservative party chief

According to market research firm IDC, China's smartphone sales dropped 13% year over year in 2022, the country's biggest drop in the industry in ten years as a result of customers' cautious spending. 286 million gadgets were supplied in total, a decrease from 329 million in 2022.

World Business Watch | China: Smartphone sales plunge globally, Vivo top-selling brand over the year

Supported by tensions in the West Asia following a drone attack in Iran and Beijing’s pledge over the weekend to promote a consumption recovery, all prices climbed in early.

World Business Watch: Middle East tensions back oil price increase

As the Wuhan Virus rages in China, the funeral industry is reportedly booming. Funeral homes are raking in big money. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Funeral homes in China are raking in big money

Following severe storms and flooding in and around the country's largest city, Auckland, major insurers Insurance Australia Group and Suncorp Group have collectively received over 9,000 claims.

World Business Watch | New Zealand's Flash Floods: Around 900 insurance claims filed

A purge is underway in Ukraine. President Zelensky is sacking top govt officials over corruption. Did these 'corrupt officials' also misuse western aid? Here's what Molly Gambhir has to say.

Gravitas: Did Ukraine's 'corrupt officials' misuse western aid?

Fawad Chaudhry who is in police custody on charges of sedition has claimed custodial torture. He has filed a plea to conduct his medical tests to prove his allegations.

Pakistan: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry alleges custodial torture during interrogation

Alarm bells are ringing in the United States of access by China's top nuclear weapons lab to American computer chips decades after a ban. According to reports, in the past two and a half years China bought dozens of sophisticated US computer chips.

China's nuke agency using US computer chips, semiconductors on blacklist since 1997

A sniffer dog named Bass is being honoured with the top-level gallantry award for animals, the PDSA Dickin medal. Bass sniffed out Taliban's bombs in Afghanistan and saved the lives of U.S. marines. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Dog honoured for sniffing out Taliban bombs

3 Indian students were shot at by an armed robber in Chicago. One has died, while another one is injured. How many more need to die before U.S. tightens its gun laws? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: U.S. gun terror claims the life of an Indian student

After classified documents were found at POTUS Joe Biden's home, the lawyer has discovered dozens of classified documents at Former VP Mike Pence's home. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Biden & Pence caught in classified documents fiasco

An 'unspecified respiratory illness' has triggered a lockdown in the North Korean capital. Is it the Wuhan Virus? Molly Gambhir gets you details.

Gravitas: A 'Respiratory illness' is spreading in North Korea

The 'Doomsday clock' has been adjusted as the Ukraine war intensifies. It's now 90 seconds away from midnight aka 'the point of annihilation'. What is the doomsday clock? How does it work? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas | Scientists adjust 'doomsday clock' to 90 seconds from midnight

Africa has signed a deal to transfer more than a hundred cheetahs to India. The deal is part of an ambitious project to reintroduce these spotted cats in India. The South African environment ministry says an initial batch of 12 cheetahs would be flown to India next month.

Gravitas Global Headline: South African Cheetahs to roam in India soon

Gravitas: Scientists adjust 'doomsday clock' to 90 seconds from midnight

Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated ro be worth of $114 million. A raid was conducted in a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week. Watch further to know more.

Spanish Police seize cocaine worth $114 mn from a ship

Russia on Saturday (January 28) claimed that at least 14 people were killed and 24 were injured in the Ukrainian strike in the eastern Lugansk region. The Russian defence ministry said that the strikes were at a hospital.

Moscow: 14 killed in Ukraine Strike on a hospital

Astronomers revealed images of star graveyard in the Milky Way Galaxy. Supernova, the largest explosions takes place in space. Watch further to know more.

Supernova, the largest explosion, takes place in space

Japan firm launched a whale meat vending machines to push sales. He is selling whale meat cans at prices from 1,000 yen to 3,000 yen. Watch further to know more.

Japan launches Whale meat vending machines

Former General Petr Pavel won the Czech Republic's presidential election. He had pledged to keep the country firmly anchored in the West and bridge society's political differences. Watch further to know more.

Petr Pavel wins Czeh Presidential polls, defeats Andrej Babis

Authorities in Western Australia own a tiny capsule containing radioactive materials has been lost in the area and urgent search operation is underway as a radiation from this tiny container can cause tremendous amount of damage to people nearby.

Radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia along 1,400 km route, authorities issue health warning

UK's Nadhim Zahawi sacked from the government

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das was shot by an assistant sub-inspector in Jharsuguda district. He was on his way to attend a programme. Watch further to know more.

India's Odisha state Health Minister Naba Das shot by a cop

Iran’s Defense Ministry claimed that they have thwarted an attack on one of its munition centers in the Isfahan. They said that they have shot down three drones. Watch further to know more.

Iran: Drone attack on military site thwarted

Meet Ali Saga, who is a leprosy survivor, makes prosthetics limbs from people. He is running a community is fighting to reclaim their dignity and future after battling leprosy. Watch further to know more.

Meet Ali Saga, Indonesia's Prosthetics Limb Maker

Lunar New Year celebrations are around the corner, and millions of Chinese are heading home for the holidays after three years of suffocating anti-virus controls even as experts warn of big danger. Watch to know more.

Massive rush at stations, airports in China amid Lunar New Year

The Taliban Ministry of higher education has now ordered private universities to not allow its female students to take University level entrance examinations. Highlighting its policy of restricting women from attaining higher education, a letter from the ministry addressing institutions in the northern provinces of Afghanistan including Kabul say that institutions which will not observe the rules would face legal action.

Afghanistan: Taliban underscores its resistance against women's education

After the shocking death of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis Police disbanded five officers of a specialized unit who are involved in the beating of the 29-year-old to death. Nicole died in hospital on January 10th, three days after being stopped and beaten by police on suspicion of reckless driving.

Tyre Nichols death | Memphis: Scorpion police unit disbanded, victim's family welcomes decision

Pakistan has hiked the price of petroleum products including petrol and diesel. This came after the Pakistani Rupees saw devaluation last week along with the rise in global price of crude.

Pakistan: Prices of petrol and diesel hiked by 35 Pakistani rupee

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