Top 10 world news: New coronavirus, WHO appeal, and more
Top 10 world news
A new strain of coronavirus is causing alarm in the UK. Health Secretary Matt Hancock described the virus having been 'out of control'. World Health Organisation has taken a serious note of these developments. Nigeria suffered a Jihadist attack. Nepal parliament has been dissolved. Read this and more in Top 10 world news.
New variant of coronavirus was 'out of control' in UK; lockdown can be extended: Health Secretary
Hancock's statement comes a day after the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a Tier 4 lockdown
European countries mull ban on flights from UK over new coronavirus variant
Germany, too, is discussing a possible ban on all incoming flights from the UK and South Africa due to the new variant of coronavirus
New coronavirus strain: WHO appeals for strong action for containment in Europe
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US sanctions Iran’s crypto network after Strait of Hormuz attacks, offers $15m bounty for intel on IRGC finance
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Technology transfer deal boosts India's defence manufacturing ambitions
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Unitree Robotics targets $9 billion valuation in landmark IPO backed by DeepSeek and Tencent
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Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata OTT: When will Kangana Ranaut's film stream online?
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Thailand: 14-year-old goes on rampage, kills grandparents, teachers & self | Gravitas
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Reese Witherspoon's father hospitalised after poolside incident in Nashville: Report
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Russia forms Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade to fight Ukraine
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RSS says Gen Z protests reflect genuine distress
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Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella vows to ‘defeat narco-terrorists’, signals hardline shift
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India names 27 sites in Arunachal Pradesh
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Drug-resistant fungus that hides in hair and enters bloodstream reported in 23 US states
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Uttarakhand young innovator builds India's own flying vehicle, conducts first test flight: WATCH
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Chilling video shows students take cover as teen opens fire at Thai school
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'Security can't be bought with Pakistan, Turkey deal': Iran tells Saudi Arabia
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IAF officer held for sharing sensitive information in 'honey trap' case, booked under Official Secrets Act
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Morale plummets on USS Abraham Lincoln: Are US sailors reaching a breaking point? | GRAVITAS
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National Handloom Day 2026: From Alia Bhatt to Samantha Ruth Prabhu; Actresses who celebrated India's textile heritage as brides
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Rockstar to unveil GTA 6 extended look ahead of November launch
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‘Fake news’: MEA rejects report claiming India sought defence pact with Israel after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey deal
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Trump calls White House ballroom ruling a 'national disgrace' as court says Congress approval needed
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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How many soldiers operate one S-400 battery?
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Border row erupts in Europe after Ceuta crossings, Spain imposes border controls on Italy
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India officially names 27 places in Arunachal to counter China's renaming claims
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Shakib Al Hasan ready to return to Bangladesh—under one condition
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Major relief for TN CM Vijay as wife Sangeetha withdraws infidelity and divorce petition
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Baba Vanga's 2026 prophecy: 2 predictions 'already came true', 3 terrifying ones remain. Details inside
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth scripts history as Indian Air Force gets its first woman ‘Top Gun’ pilot
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New Friday OTT releases (August 7, 2026): Operation Safed Sagar, Vadhandhi, Main Vaapis Aaunga- 6 movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more
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Lightning bolt strikes football field in Thailand, killing a player during a match
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Why the Su-30MKI doesn't need external fuel tanks to fly vast distances
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Why the Su-30MKI is one of the heaviest fighters ever built
WHO has taken a serious note of fresh infections caused by a new strain of coronavirus
Jihadists kill 5 soldiers, kidnap 35 civilians in Nigeria
Almost 35 civilians were kidnapped and one woman was killed in the second attack which took place in the northeast Borno state
EU-UK Brexit trade deal talks threatened by failure over fish
Britain is set to leave the EU in two weeks and failure to reach a post-Brexit trade deal could result in cross-channel tariffs and further disputes in future.
Nepal parliament dissolved; mid-term polls to be held in April-May
The President's Office, issuing a statement in the afternoon, stated that the House has been dissolved on recommendation of Oli and the council of ministers and the next election will be held in two stages in April-May 2021.
Nine dead as Kabul car bombing targets Afghan lawmaker
A car bombing in Kabul targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed at least nine people
Nigeria: Local vigilantes rescue schoolchildren in fresh incident of abduction
The incident came barely 48 hours after the release of 344 schoolboys who were kidnapped from a boarding school
Son wins lawsuit against parents for discarding his pornography collection
he sone had left his beloved collection back in Michigan, which he claims was worth more than $25,000
Early humans may have hibernated to survive harsh winters
Juan-Luis Arsuaga and Antonis Bartsiokas of Democritus University of Thrace in Greece have based their theory on study of bones found in Sima de los Huesos (The pit of bones), cave in northern Spain that has fossilised remains of bones of early humans that inhabited the region half a million years ago