Top 10 world news: US supports 'tangible steps' for Palestinian state, Ecuador on edge amid violence, & more

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday (Jan 10) amid escalating tensions in West Asia, during which he saidWashington supports "tangible steps" towards the creation of a Palestinian state, reiterating America's longstanding position that a Palestinian state must stand alongside Israel.

In other news, masked men wielding guns and explosives forcefully entered the set of a live broadcast on the TC Television network in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This comes as the country has beengrappling with a series of attacks, including the abduction of police officers, following the reported escape of gang leader Adolfo Macías, alias "Fito", from prison.

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US in favour of 'tangible steps' for Palestinian state, Blinken tells Abbas

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday (Jan 10) amid escalating tensions in West Asia.

Ecuador: Gunshots on live TV broadcast send shockwaves amid state of emergency | Video

Masked men wielding guns and explosives forcefully entered the set of a live broadcast on the TC Television network in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The armed intruders interrupted a news programme while brandishing pistols and what appeared to be dynamite.

'Clearly unacceptable': India condemns Israel-Hamas war's rising civilian death toll, calls for de-escalation

India at the United Nations General Assembly strongly condemned the rising civilian casualties of the Israel-Hamas war and said that the alarming humanitarian crisis was "clearly unacceptable".

How India thwarted 1988 coup attempt in Maldives: Indian army veteran Vinod Bhatia speaks to WION

New Delhi has a history of aiding the Maldives.But perhaps the most exceptional illustration of India's commitment to its neighbour was when Male was hit with a security crisis during the 1988 coup.

Ram Mandir consecration: Congress ‘respectfully’ declines invitation for the event

Top leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC), including former party president Sonia Gandhi, have declined the invitation to attend the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony due to be held in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024.

Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in Lithuania on visit to Baltic allies with focus on war, EU integration

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday (Jan 10) marking the beginning of his tour to three Baltic states to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine with Russia and Kyiv’s plans to join the European Union and NATO.

South Korean opposition leader was stabbed to keep him from presidency

Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean opposition leader, who was recently stabbed, was targetted by a well-prepared assailant who wanted to prevent him from becoming president. The entire incident was properly planned, police said on Wednesday (Jan 10).

‘Maldives govt must make stronger statement to repair ties with India,’ says Maldives oppn leader

Maldives Opposition leader and chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, Fayyaz Ismail, on Wednesday (Jan 10) said that the country’s government should make a stronger statement against disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indians.

UK Post Office scandal: PM Sunak announces new emergency law to overturn convictions

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Wednesday (Jan 10) said that his government would introduce an emergency law to grant an unprecedented blanket acquittal for hundreds of employees of the state-owned Post Office wrongly convicted amid the Horizon IT scandal.

France's new PM Gabriel Attal starts working towards cabinet reshuffle

After becoming France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister, Gabriel Attal on Wednesday (January 10) got busy deciding on choosing his cabinet which is expected to see a reshuffle as French President Emmanuel Macron prepares for the last three years of his presidency.