Top 10 world news: Fani Willis can stay on Trump election case; India rejects USA's criticism of CAA and more

In the trial concerning former US President Donald Trump's alleged election interference, Judge Scott McAfee has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ought not to be disqualified from prosecuting the case. In other news, India is pressing very hard with the Russian authorities for their early discharge of theIndians coerced into fighting for Russiaagainst Ukraine.

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In the trial concerning former US President Donald Trump's alleged election interference, Judge Scott McAfee has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ought not to be disqualified from prosecuting the case. However, Judge McAfee stated that either she or special prosecutor Nathan Wade should step down from the trial.

In an update regarding Delhi's negotiations with Moscow concerning the return of Indians coerced into fighting for Russia against Ukraine, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India is "pressing very hard with the Russian authorities for their early discharge."

A man lost his life on Thursday (March 14) when the car he was driving was directly hit by shelling in Russia's Belgorod. Four others sustained injuries. While a Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Odesa killed at least 14, and left 46 wounded, the regional governor said on Friday on Telegram.

India on Friday (Mar 15) rejected the comments made by a US government spokesperson over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, which expedites Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Palestinian militant group Hamas has presented a ceasefire proposal in the war-torn Gaza Strip to the mediators and the United States, the news agency Reuters reported on Friday (Mar 15). The proposal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom of Palestinian prisoners.

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President who recently earned the United States' ire over his "ready for nuclear war" statement, has now reportedly asked his officials to set up a nuclear power unit in space.

McDonald’s has encountered a significant system failure, leading to the closure of stores and disruption of online and app orders in various countries including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.

Panic and commotion ensued in a subway in Brooklyn, United States after two passengers wrestled with a gun and one of them ended up shooting the other in the head, said the police.

Chiang Mai, a popular destination for Thai tourists, was shrouded in a thick haze of smog on Friday (March 15), leaving both residents and visitors struggling to breathe in the normally picturesque northern city.