Top 10 world news: Hamas confirms leader Sinwar's death; Biden's visit to Germany, and more

A day after Israel said they killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Deputy Gaza Hamas chief Khalil Al-Hayya confirmed Sinwar's death. "We mourn the great leader, the martyred brother, Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim," Khalil al-Hayya said in a recorded video statement broadcast by Al Jazeera. In other news, United States President Joe Biden met his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday, marking the first official state visit by an American president since the German reunification. He called on NATO allies to continue supporting Ukraine amid its war with Russia as he began a farewell visit to Berlin on Friday, just weeks ahead of the presidential elections in the US.

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Deputy Gaza Hamas chief Khalil Al-Hayya confirmed the death of the Palestinian militant group's leader Yahya Sinwar on Friday (Oct 18). This comes a day after Israel said that the architect of the October 7 attack has been killed in Gaza.

United States President Joe Biden met with hisGerman counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on Friday (Oct 18). Biden arrived in Germany on Thursday, after rescheduling a visit last week to oversee the response toHurricane Milton which had impacted US several states.

Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada, the Canadian government’s Foreign Interference Commission in a report highlighted the Indian media outlets and their massive reach, pointing to the case of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist leader.

The Indian Space agency has taken possession of two 400kg satellites that are part of a crucial upcoming mission known as SPADEX – Space Docking Experiment. As part of this mission, these two satellites will be hurled into slightly different orbits by a single rocket.

North Korea on Friday (Oct 18) has decided to send "large scale troops" to support Russia amid its war with Ukraine, and will be sending 12,000 soldiers to the war, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported citing Seoul's spy agency.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a substantial lead over former US President Donald Trump among Black voters in key battleground states, according to a recent poll. However, a significant portion of undecided Black voters could still play an important role in determining the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

The United States, on Thursday (Oct 17)accused Vikash Yadav, a former Indian intelligence officer, of planning an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who lives in New York City. The US Justice Department has charged Yadav with murder-for-hire and money laundering.

Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government has come under strong criticism after ignoring Articles 370 and 35a in the very first cabinet meeting of the UT's newly-appointed ministers. Sources in the government say that a resolution was passed by the Abdullah-led government on the restoration of statehood, but it did not mention anything about Articles 370 and 35a.

New Zealand sit in pole position to win the Bengaluru Test after they gained a 356-run lead in the first innings against India in the first of the three-match Test series. While India were humiliated in the first innings after being bowled out for 46, the hosts made a solid start with Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan leading the revival in the second innings. At Stumps on Day 3, India were 231/3 and trailing by 125 runs with Sarfaraz batting on 70 while Virat got out on the final ball of the day on 70.

Former United States president andpresidential candidate Donald Trump went on a rant recently on filmmaker Ali Abbasi's latest filmThe Apprentice, which narrates the Republican's initial years as a real estate giant in New York and his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn. Perhaps, Trump's reaction stems from information that is fed to him because had he watched the film, he may have only objected to certain aspects of Abbasi's provocative film and not ranted about it in its entirety.