Top 10 world news: Israel slams countries recognising Palestinian state, and more

Israel on Thursday (May 23) warned that its tie with countries recognising a Palestinian state will face "serious consequences". This comes as Ireland, Norway and Spain prepare to recognise it from next week.

In other news,President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (May 23) said that Russia has been taking advantage of Ukraine's lack of air defence systems to launch "brutal" strikes on frontline towns and cities.

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Israel on Thursday (May 23) warned that its tie with countries recognising a Palestinian state will face "serious consequences". This comes as Ireland, Norway, and Spain prepare to recognise it from next week.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (May 23) said that Russia has been taking advantage of Ukraine's lack of air defence systems to launch "brutal" strikes on frontline towns and cities.

In the case of the alleged plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the top court in Czech Republic has rejected a petition by Indian national Nikhil Gupta against his extradition to the US. Now the nation's justice minister will have to take a call on the actual extradition.

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's Covid-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.

The parties have begun their election campaigns, one day after a drenched Rishi Sunak declared that an early election is expected in the UK. The confirmed date of the election is July 4th, which is a little over six weeks away.

Janata Dal (Secular) party supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday (May 23) issued a stern warning to his grandson, Prajwal Revanna asking him to return to India and face the law in the Karnataka sex video scandal.

Boeing’s eagerly anticipated maiden crewed launch of the Starliner spacecraft has faced yet another setback.US space agency NASA on Thursday (May 22) announced that the mission, piloted by Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) and originally slated for May 7, is now rescheduled for June.

In a new twist to the high-voltage political drama gripping Indian capital New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal broke her silence over AAP terming her assault allegations as part of a political conspiracy hatched by the ruling BJP, stating that she was ready to undergo a polygraph test.

Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for prioritising profits over promotion and passion for the game in the USA with sky-rocketing ticket prices for the marquee clash between India and Pakistan on June 9 in New York.

Even though filmmaker George Miller has been making the Max Max films since 1981, it is his 2015 version, Mad Max: Fury Road, that has stayed on with an entire generation and changed the way we perceive dystopian action thrillers.