Top 10 world news: Hungary ratifies Sweden's NATO bid; Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72, and more

Hungarian parliament, on Monday (Feb 26)ratified Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle for the expansion of the military alliance spurred by the Russianinvasion of Ukraine. In other news, legendary singer andveteran ghazal singer,Pankaj Udhas,passed away on Monday (Feb 26) after a prolonged illness.

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Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO bid

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Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle for the expansion of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down from payments bank board amid crisis

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down as the chairman of Paytm Payments Bank, according to an exchange filing, on Monday (Feb 26).

Pankaj Udhas death: Legendary Indian ghazal singer passes away at 72

Legendary singer Pankaj Udhas is no more. The veteran ghazal singer passed away on Monday (Feb 26) after a prolonged illness. He was 72 years old.

US Air Force member who self-immolated outside Israeli embassy has died

A member of the United States Air Force who immolated himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington has died, American media reported on Monday (Feb 26).The man was transported to a nearby local hospital by DC Fire and EMS after the fire was put out by the United States Secret Service (USSS).

Alexei Navalny was supposed to be 'released' before death, his ally claims

A close ally of Alexei Navalny said on Monday (Feb 26) that the Russian opposition politician was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death.

Two-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in New Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal meets family

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday (Feb 26) met with the family of a two-year-old girl who was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs. Local police said on Sunday that the incident took place in the Dhobhi Ghat area of New Delhi's Tughlaq Lane.

Norwegian cruise ship blocked at Mauritius port over possible cholera outbreak given ‘all clear’

Authorities in Mauritius, on Sunday (Feb 25) stopped ‘Norwegian Dawn,’ a ship belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings from docking at its port over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board.

Nord Stream sabotage: Denmark closes probe into ‘intentional’ blasts

Danish police, on Monday (Feb 26) said that they are closing the investigation into the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany. This comes weeks after Swedish prosecutors also dropped the probe.

India: First video of Haryana INLD chief Nafe Singh Rathee’s suspected killers surfaces

A day after the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief in the Indian state of Haryana, Nafe Singh Rathee and his party worker were killed in an ambush, CCTV camera footage, procured on Monday (Feb 26) showed the movement of the alleged killers just before they targeted the politician.

IND v ENG: There’s no point in playing those who are not hungry to succeed in Tests, says Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma is keen on picking those players for the Test team who are willing to grind in all conditions, challenging themselves to succeed in cricket's toughest format than those who don’t have that burning desire to play Tests in the first place.