Top 10 world news: Biden says no strikes on Iran ‘today’; viral post shows Bibi on Iran's hit list, & more

US President Joe Biden said that he didn't expect any Israeli strikes on Iran to happen on Thursday (October 03), as tensions in the region remain high following Tehran's large-scale missile attack on Israel. In other news, aposter circulating on social media is claiming that Iran has prepared an 'execution list' of 'Israeli terrorists', one that features the names of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

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US President Joe Biden said that he didn't expect any Israeli strikes on Iran to happen on Thursday (October 03), as tensions in the region remain high following Tehran's large-scale missile attack on Israel.

A poster circulating on social media is claiming that Iran has prepared an 'execution list' of 'Israeli terrorists', one that features the names of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday (October 3) that it will hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, paving the way for displaced islanders to return, while maintaining its right to use the military base on Diego Garcia, which it operates in partnership with the United States.

New Delhi on Thursday (Oct 3) rubbished a report by US government commission alleging decline in religious freedom in India. Earlier, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had called India a "country of particular concern". In a strong reply, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said it was an attempt to "peddle a motivated narrative". Randhir Jaiswal, the ministry’s official spokesperson, said their views on the "biased organisation with a political agenda" are well known.

After successful campaigns in Russia, the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has now reportedly launched hiring drives in China, Iran, and North Korea. The US spy agency on Wednesday (Oct 2) posted instructions in Mandarin, Korean, and Farsi languages; for people to contact CIA operatives “securely”. The agency wants to reach out to ‘dissatisfied’ individuals in these nations who are willing to contact them with potentially useful information.

Indian Supreme Court Thursday (Oct 3) chided the governments of Punjab and Haryana states for not doing anything substantial to tackle the pollution problem. The top court also criticised the states for collecting just nominal compensation from farmers engaging in stubble burning, which annually causes lethal, toxic air pollution in Delhi.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a ceasefire deal shortly before the former was assassinated in an airstrike, Lebanon Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habibhas claimed in an interview withPBS.

The time has come for India to take centre stage in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in UAE. As India readies to open their campaign against New Zealand in their tournament opener on Friday (October 6) in the second game of the doubleheader in Dubai, we look at the match preview and result prediction of the marquee T20 WC clash.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya's divorce became a major trend on Wednesday (Oct 2) after Telangana minister Konda Surekha's controversial statement claiming BRS leader KT Ramarao's involvement in the divorce of the popular south actors.