
Just days before polls in Taiwan, the Chinese military has warned that it would 'crush' any attempts for 'Taiwan independence'. In other news,the debris of Indian Air Force An-32 K-2743 aircraft which had gone missing in 2016 has been found in the Bay of Bengal. Read this and more in our Top 10 world news.
China's statement came a day before the scheduled polls on the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims is part of its territory.

Debris of missing IAF's An-32 aircraft traced in Bay of Bengal, after 8 years
On July 22, 2016 the aircraft went missing en route Port Blair to Chennai. All 29 people were presumed dead or missing.

Alaska Airlines incident: Aviation watchdog increases oversight on Boeing
The aviation agency has already opened a probe into Alaska Airlines incident involving Boeing 737 MAX 9 which lost part of its fuselage midaircreating a near-catastrophic situation.

Mauritius grants special break to officials for Ram Mandir inauguration
The Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, convened on Friday to consider the appeal from Hindu socio-cultural groups. Responding favourably, the government recognised the cultural significance of the Ram Mandir inauguration and acknowledged the importance of facilitating the participation of devotees in the celebrations

Biden's 'defensive action' against Houthis in Yemen earns him Democratic ire and trolling on X
The strikes, which were carried out without congressional approval, have earned the ire of Biden's fellow democrats who said that the action was "unconstitutional" and that he "needs to come to Congress" before launching a strike.

UK PM Rishi Sunak announces GBP 3.2 billion package during Ukraine visit
UK's latest commitment to Ukraine takes its cumulative help so far to about GBP 12 billion. The UK has already supplied storm shadow cruise missiles and Challenger 2 tanks among other equipments.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges a day after contempt of Congress hearing
The charges include nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences.

Thousands to lose jobs as US banking giant Citigroup announces job cuts
The New York City-headquartered firm said that it expects to incur as much as $1bn in severance and reorganisation costs.

US to face brutal Arctic blast, temperatures likely to drop to minus 30s
The forecasters issued extreme cold warnings across United States and Canada amid warnings of wind chills in Texas and major snowfall in the midwest and east coast

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists for first time since harsh Covid restrictions
Entry intoNorth Korea has been severely restricted ever since Kim Jong Un's government closed its borders at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent defector testimony disclosed that North Korea had executed citizens for violating quarantine rules during the pandemic
