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Saudi Says 3 Killed In Houthi Attacks On Its Airports As Conflict Deepens
The Iran-backed fighters earlier took responsibility for a flurry of attacks that included firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as the conflict deepens with Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
Satellite Images Show Activity At Iran's Bombed 'Nuclear' Compound
High-resolution satellite images captured by Vantor Technologies in early September show that Iran has begun an extensive clean-up at the Minzadayi compound.
10,000 Bot Accounts, AI Songs: US Man Jailed for $8-Million Streaming Fraud
Michael Smith, 54, was sentenced for taking part in a scheme to "defraud music streaming platforms and musicians of royalty payments", according to the US Attorney's Office.
Jailed Protester Married Fiancee On Phone. Iran Executed Him The Next Day
Alireza Sepahi was arrested on January 10, just days after the alleged incident -- alongside his mother, who remains in prison and is serving a five-year term.
A World Between Orders: PM Modi To Headline NDTV World Summit 2026
The theme of this year’s summit is "A World Between Orders". The summit will focus on how the world is changing and how countries are dealing with new challenges.
Donald Trump's Own SIR? How An American Voter-Citizenship Mass Check Takes Cue From India
Trump administration's push for a voter roll "cleanup" puts citizenship at its centre. Arguments for India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have also centred on "illegal immigrants". Data remains scarce. Let's map the similarities and the nuance, in both exercises.
Meta Expands AI Fight Against Child Abuse Content Amid Tightened Scrutiny
Meta said the latest measures were introduced after it identified new tactics being used by offenders to evade its systems.
Police Arrest 12 Suspects In Ho Chi Minh City For Stealing 2,700 Cats For Meat
The consumption of dog and cat meat is legal in Vietnam, especially in the northern region among older generations.
Seven Stabbed At High School In Poland, 19-Year-Old Arrested
The attack happened at a school in Ostroleka, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the capital Warsaw, said police, who released a blurred photo of the suspect following his arrest.
Opinion: Opinion | Are Iran's 'Proxies' Rising Again? Inside Hamas, Hezbollah's Strange Resurgence
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Indian Filmmaker Arfat Sheikh Detained By ICE Agents At US Airport "Without Warrant"
Sheikh had just stepped off his flight when he was surrounded and detained, "even as he presented his immigration paperwork".
UK Regulator Probes Meta's Instagram Instants, 1st Under Online Safety Act
Britain's online safety regime sets obligations for social media platforms, search engines and adult content providers to tackle illegal content and to protect children's safety.
US Troops Face Curfew, Alcohol Ban In Japan's Okinawa Amid Murder Probe
The case is the latest in a string of incidents stretching back years that have fuelled unease over the large US troop presence on the island chain near Taiwan and China.
Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2026 Awarded To Henri B Kagan, Kenso Soai
The chemistry Nobel, always the third prize to be awarded during Nobel week, followed those for medicine and physics announced on Monday and Tuesday.
12 F-15E Jets, 45 MQ-9 Drones: US Lost 81 Military Aircraft Worth $3.3 Billion In Iran War
Each F-15 jet is worth more than $30 million, while the 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones are estimated to be valued between $30 and $50 million each.
Russia Plague Fears Grow After Lab Worker Dies, But Experts Urge Caution
A Russian laboratory worker's death from unexplained pneumonia has raised fears of a possible plague infection, but experts say there is currently no evidence of a wider outbreak or a confirmed link to the laboratory.
"Never Happened Before": US Criminologist On Christa Pike Being Conscious After Lethal Injection
Pike was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on September 30 for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. However, the execution failed after officials administered two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital.
Gene-Editing, Sleep And Appetite Experts Eye 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize
This year, data analytics firm Clarivate predicted that research into the hunger-regulating hormone GLP-1 was a contender for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, but the award went to neuroscientists.
Tear Gas Fired As Over 260,000 Rally Seeking Education Funding In France
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the police response had been proportionate in "almost all cases" and that the protests had at times turned into riots, requiring police intervention.
