Top 10 world news: India, China reach LAC patrolling agreement; Israel dismantles Iran ‘spy network’, & more

India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday (Oct 21).

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India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said Indian Foreign SecretaryVikramMisri on Monday (Oct 21).

Israel dismantled an alleged spy network in Iraq and arrested seven citizens in the process on Monday (Oct 21).

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (Oct 21) commented on the worsening relationship between India and Canada, stating that it is hard to believe how relations between the two countries have declined to their current state.

A threat issued by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun last year, warning regular flyers of Air India to avoid travelling on the airlines on November 19, is being widely circulated on social media at a time when hoax bomb threats have been sent to almost 100 flights in the last seven daysin India.

Republicanpresidential nomineeDonald Trump made the headlines on Sunday when he went behind the fry station of McDonald's restaurant for a brief period of time and served takeout to citizens in the drive-thru lane in Feasterville-Trevose in Bucks County.

Kazan, referred to as Russia's 3rd capital, after Moscow and St Petersburg, is decked up with banners of BRICS summit, flags, security and the red and blue of the Russian flag to welcome the leaders of the BRICS countries.

In the wake of multiple hoax bomb threats being sent to airlines, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that safety is the top priority of the government and that they are amending the rules to place people who make such hoax calls on the no-fly list.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held talks on Monday evening with 17 junior doctors to try and resolve the ongoing dispute following the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital. The meeting, which lasted almost two hours, was an attempt to address various concerns, including the "culture of threats" at state-run hospitals.

Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni remains undecided on his IPL future yet, according to the franchise’s CEO Kasi Viswanathan, who says that they hope he (Dhoni) gives his confirmation before the submission deadline (Oct 31). Per the latest reports, CSK's top brass is awaiting Dhoni’s decision before listing their retention list ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction later next month.

Payal Kapadia whose filmAll We Imagine As Lightwas not selected as India’s entry to Oscars 2025 despite Cannes honour, has said she is happy that Kiran Rao’s filmLaapataa Ladieswill be representing India at the Academy Awards.