Top 10 world news: Russia loses elections to UN bodies, Iranian schoolgirls poisoned, and more
Top 10 world news
Russia lost elections to three United Nations bodies as country continues to lose its diplomatic capital amid war in Ukraine. In Asia, reports emerged which revealed how people in Beijing and Taipei reacted after China launched a determined intrusion of waterways around Taiwan this week. In West Asia, mysterious poisonings of girls continue, puzzling authorities.
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Russia-Ukraine war| Moscow faces defeat at UN, loses three elections over its invasion of Ukraine
Over a year since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine a.k.a.,the Russia-Ukraine war, the disapproval Moscow faces from the international community remains strong. This week, Russia lost elections to three United Nations bodies.
Explained | How people in Beijing and Taipei have reacted to China’s military drills
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Ranbir Kapoor-Yash's Ramayana trailer postponed, producer cites Sony Pictures deal as reason
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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India invites Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to BRICS Summit
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He predicted COVID-19 and 2008 economic crisis, was labeled fearmonger. Now he has another dire warning
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Ukrainian drone wrecks irreplaceable Russian bomber 800km inside the country, satellite images show it halved
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Scientists decode rare metal that allows China's radar satellite to spy over Asia Pacific
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Maharashtra Bandh call on July 23: What all you need to know
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Man carries baby yak on his back and treks a km down the mountain after it falls sick - Video
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'Most important foundation': Dharmendra Pradhan's long note on 'school education' amid calls for his resignation
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WATCH: Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike after meeting Union Ministers JP Nadda, Jitendra Singh
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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky says Trump meeting could come soon
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Delhi Police chief gets NSA detention powers but force denies link to CJP protests
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US-Iran War: Iran destroys US Patriot Air-Defence System
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'George Soros playbook': Understanding the foreign funding network around Sonam Wangchuk
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Jana Nayagan movie review: Thalapathy Vijay deserved a sharper send-off
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‘10/10 strategy’: Iran's Ghalibaf mocks US strategy after oil prices surge past $100
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NEET Protest: Traders ask government to set up protest site outside Delhi
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'Oh my god!' Orca deliberately rams into sunfish so hard that it exploded. For food or fun?
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FIFA 2026 | 'I am truly sorry': Argentina's Enzo Fernandez, who get red card in final, reacts to loss
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Man with babyish face spends Rs 10 lakh on beard transplant to be taken seriously at work
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Iran flew IRGC men, advisers and military gear to Yemen, bolstered Houthis for Red Sea blockade: Sources
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Why US fighter jets use seamless bubble canopies compared to Russian jets
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‘Stole the show’: Young man’s uncanny imitation of Trump leaves internet stunned | WATCH
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FACT CHECK: Passport of CJP protesters to be cancelled? Delhi Police clarifies
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Trump imposes fresh tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labour concerns
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'Sonam, it’s done, bro. Don’t extend this': Salman Khan now urges protesting students to go home, offers Wangchuk home cooked food to end fast
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China, early Saturday (April 8), announced that it was launching a three-day military drill in the Taiwan Strait. According to the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command, “United Sharp Sword” would begin on April 8 and end on April 10 for “combat preparedness.”
Mysterious schoolgirl poisonings continue across Iran, puzzling authorities
A mysterious phenomenon that started last year in Iran is continuing. On Saturday, at least 60 schoolgirls were poisoned in the town of Haftkelin the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan, local media reports informed.
North Korea's underwater nuclear-powered drones: What are they and which other countries have them?
North Korea claimed twice in a row this week that it tested underwater drones capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and unleashing a "radioactive tsunami". Pyongyang's purported actions have put the spotlight on how exactly these underwater drones are different from conventional nuclear warhead-carrying projectiles.
Watch | French President Macron gets rockstar welcome at top Chinese university, mobbed by students
French President Emmanuel Macron was given a rousing reception at a top university in southern China on the last day of his trip where scores of students made a beeline to take selfies and shake hands.
US states consider ban on cosmetic products containing ‘forever chemicals’
A number of US states are mulling banning cosmetic products that contain potentially harmful substances known as PFAS or "forever chemicals". The state Senate of Vermont approved a legislation earlier this week which prohibits manufacturers from selling or distributing any consumer-use product that contains perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, as well as several other chemicals.
In Nigeria's Benue state, 74 people have been killed in two separate attacks by gunmen this week. As per Reuters, the clashes happened in an area where violence between pastoralists and farmers is common. The news agency reports that Benue State police spokesperson Catherine Anene said that between Friday evening and Saturday morning, 28 bodies were recovered from a camp for internally displaced people in the Mgban local government area. The motive behind the attack is still unknown.
In landmark move, India gives nod to LIGO observatory in Maharashtra to study gravitational waves
The Indian government gave a go-ahead to Rs 2,600-crore project on Thursday for setting up a Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory-India (LIGO-India) in the Aundha area of Hingol district in Maharashtra.
At least 20 migrants missing after boat drowns off Tunisian coast, 17 rescued
At least 20 migrants have gone missing off the coast of Tunisia, as they tried to cross the treacherous Mediterranean to Italy, the judicial officials informed on Saturday.
Pakistan claims crutches of aid from 'friendly' nation as IMF bailout hope dwindles
Pakistan's volatile political situation amid government's tussle with Opposition leader Imran Khan led Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to stop his cabinet's finance minister to visit Washington, country's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday. Dar, however, assured that the much-delayed ninth review of $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) was on track.
John Legend, Chrissy Teigen now own $5.1 Million estate in Los Angeles: Report
"All of Me" star John Legend and his socialite wife Chrissy Teigen have reportedly spent $5.1 million on a property situated in the West Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles. They reportedly closed the deal last week and are yet to confirm the same via an official statement.