Top 10 world news: Go-ahead for Nirav Modi extradition, EU on AstraZeneca, and more

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed off on the order to extradite Nirav Modi who is facing fraud and money laundering charges in India. PTI reported the development quoting a diplomatic source in the UK. Meanwhile, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. In Europe, indications have been given that the EU may not renew contract for AstraZeneca COVID vaccines. Read this and more in our Top 10 World News of the hour!

Modi, 50, who remains behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, has 14 days to apply for permission to appeal against the Home Secretary's order in the High Court in London

Johnson & Johnson also announced a delay in its rollout of vaccine doses in Europe after reports of blood clots

Lai was among nine of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy campaigners found guilty of organising and participating in a 2019 rally

Relations between Ukraine and Russia have increasingly come under strain due to Russian troop buildup on the Ukraine-Russia border and situation in Donbass region of Ukraine

Police believe the shooter has died by suicide. Cook said officials do not believe there is an active threat to the community

This came as Germany recorded 25,831 new cases of coronavirus and 247 deaths within 24 hours

Earlier his spokesperson said that the Filipino president is pursuing 'diplomatic initiatives' in 'private'

There have been concerns for long about the emergence of such mutations across the continent which makes up for over 90 per cent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2019

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