Top 10 world news: Ukraine deploys 'dragon drones'; massive protests in France, and more
In a new move against Russia's attacks, Ukraine has reportedlydeployed "dragon drones," with drones equipped to drop thermite, a weapon that has caused significant damage in past conflicts, including both World Wars.
Meanwhile, in France, French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment ofMichel Barnier, a conservative leader, as the new prime minister has sparkedhundreds of protestsin the country.The Left Parties in France have also called the move an attempt to grab power and disrespect the people's will.
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Ukraine is apparently using "dragon drones" in its fight against Russian forces, with drones equipped to drop thermite, a weapon that has caused significant damage in past conflicts, including both World Wars.
Hundreds of protests have broken out in France after President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier, a conservative leader, as the country’s new prime minister. Left parties have termed the move an attempt to grab power and disrespect the people’s will.
The family of Turkish-American womanAysenur Ezgi Eygi who was killed during a protest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has now demanded an independent investigation into her death, news agency AFP reported on Saturday (Sep7).
Nearly 25 years after the Kargil war with India, the Pakistan Army has for the first time publicly accepted its involvement in it.Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir in a defence day speech on Friday said, "1948, 1965, 1971 or Kargil war between India and Pakistan, or Siachen, many have sacrificed themselves in them".
Users on social media platform X experienced brief outages in the US around 10:28 am ET on Saturday (Sep 7) that lasted less than an hour.Downdetector.com reported over 8,000 outage reports at the peak of the disruption. It also said at least 80 per cent of X users in the US reported issues.
The chiefsof the United States'Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) and United Kingdom'sintelligence agency MI6 jointly called for a ceasefire in Gaza in a rare joint public statement to the press, on Saturday (Sep 7) stressing the need for de-escalation in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
In a concerning development igniting concerns about potential human-to-human transmission of the bird flu virus, a United States resident recently tested positive without ever coming into contact with an animal. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)said Friday (Sep 6) that the person from the US state ofMissouri has completely recovered and discharged from the hospital. Despite recent concerns, the CDC is still treating the risk as “low” at the moment.
The Indian government on Saturday (Sep 7) discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect. The move came a month after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on July 31 cancelled her candidature and barred her from appearing in any future examination.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love suffered a leg injury in the final seconds of their season-opener loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. Love was eventually helped off the ground as the Packers lost 34-29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday (Sep 6).
Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who helped catapult bossa nova onto the global stage in the 1960s with hits including "Mas Que Nada," died in Los Angeles at the age of 83, his family said Friday.
