Top 10 news: Qatar hands death penalty to 8 Indians, Biden's reason on why Hamas attacked Israel and more

India has vowed to contest the death sentence meted out to eight Indians by a Qatar court on the allegations of spying.The men have been in jail since August 2022. In other news,US President Joe Biden asserted that one of the reasons Hamas launched an all-front attack on Israel is because the militant wanted to jeopardise the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridorannounced last month during the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

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Economic corridor put out in G20 summit potential 'reason' behind Hamas attack

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The project aims to integrate the entire region with a network of railroad. The project, to, from, and between India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, and Europe aims to provide a "reliable and cost-effective cross-border ship-to-rail transit network.

'Almost 50' hostages killed in Israel raids, says Hamas armed wing

Hamas' armed wing on Thursday (Oct 26) claimed that "almost 50" Israeli hostages, held captive by the militant group, were killed after Israel began its counter-offensive against the Palestinian enclave.

Slovakia’s newly elected PM Robert Fico stops military aid to Ukraine. And its personal

Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday announced that they are stopping weapons delivery to Ukraine. A day after taking charge, Fico told lawmakers that Slovakia would "no longer supply weapons to Ukraine" and would only send humanitarian aid to Kyiv, AFP news agency reported.

Malaysia warns Meta, TikTok over allegedly restricting content supporting Palestinians

Malaysia's communications regulator is set to issue a warning to tech giant Meta and popular short-form video hosting service TikTok over allegedly restricting content supporting the Palestinians on their respective platforms.

'Humanity could lose control of AI', warns Sunak as British intelligence flag threat to democracy

British intelligence agencies have warned that the Generative artificial intelligence systems will pose a stark threat to political systems by 2025. The warnings were published prior to UK's stewardship of a global technology summit focused on regulatory development of AI technologies and UK PM Rishi Sunak's note of caution on the same.

ODI World Cup 2023: Champions England on brink of exit as SL win by 8 wickets

Defending champions England are on the brink of an early exit from the ODI World Cup after another embarrassing show against Sri Lanka. Having entered the contest against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, England needed a win to keep their hopes alive in the tournament but lost by eight wickets.

Who is Robert Card? The 'person of interest' in Maine mass shootings

The Lewiston Police Department, on Facebook, hasidentified the"person of interest" in themass shootings at a bar and bowling alleyas Robert Card. The bowling alley is about 6.5km north of the bar, and the distribution centre is about 2.5 km south of the bar.

Are foreign mercenaries exiting Ukraine to join Israel-Hamas war?

Social media platforms are abuzz with the circulation of a Ukrainian TV report that alleges foreign mercenaries, once engaged in the conflict against Russia in Ukraine, are reportedly diverting their attention to the Gaza Strip to fightagainst Hamas. This unexpected changein the narrative has sparked a mixture of concerns, and suspicionsacross online communities.

Nawaz Sharif gets major relief from court, army-dominated NAB in corruption cases

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday (Oct 26)restored former Pakistan Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif's appeals against his conviction in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia sentences.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal likely next month

Weeks after Azerbaijan seized the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia said that it will sign a peace agreement with Baku in the "coming month". Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the two countries "in the coming month shall sign an agreement on peace and the establishment of relations."