Pro-Palestinian protests on second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel

Pro-Palestinian protests on second anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

A student holds a section of a banner listing children who, according to pro-Palestinian protesters on the march, have been killed in Gaza by Israel over the past two years, during an inter-university march in support of Palestinians, on the second anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, … Read more

Ukraine strike on Russia-held part of Kherson region kills four

Ukraine strike on Russia-held part of Kherson region kills four

Ukrainian rescuers work among the rubble at an energy infrastructure facility following a drone attack in Kharkiv on October 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP A Ukrainian strike on the Russia-held part of Ukraine’s Kherson region killed four people, the Moscow-installed governor said Tuesday, as Kyiv stepped up retaliatory … Read more

Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar to attend ‘Pantheonisation ceremony’ of jurist Robert Badinter in Paris

Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar to attend ‘Pantheonisation ceremony’ of jurist Robert Badinter in Paris

Ashwani Kumar is a former Union Minister of Law and Justice in the second term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, and a senior advocate of the Supreme Court. (X/@DrAshwani_Kumar) Ashwani Kumar, former Union Minister of Law and Justice in the second term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, and senior advocate of … Read more

Why did macroscopic quantum tunnelling win the 2025 physics Nobel?

Why did macroscopic quantum tunnelling win the 2025 physics Nobel?

The story so far: Quantum mechanics says that particles can sometimes cross barriers they don’t have the energy to climb, like boring through a mountain instead of scaling it first. This process, called tunnelling, is common in nuclear and atomic physics. The 2025 physics Nobel Prize laureates John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis showed … Read more

Newly elected mayor in Germany found with serious stabbing wounds, Chancellor Merz calls it an ‘abhorrent act’

Newly elected mayor in Germany found with serious stabbing wounds, Chancellor Merz calls it an ‘abhorrent act’

Emergency services stand next to a rescue helicopter in Herdecke, Germany on October 7, 2025, after the newly elected mayor, Iris Stalzer, was found critically injured in her apartment. | Photo Credit: AP The newly elected mayor of a town in western Germany, Iris Stalzer, was found at her apartment on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drone crashes into Russian nuclear plant without causing damage

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drone crashes into Russian nuclear plant without causing damage

A Ukrainian serviceman with the Safari Unit of the Liut Brigade launches a reconnaissance drone at the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s state nuclear energy company said on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) that a Ukrainian drone had tried to strike a nuclear plant in Russia’s Voronezh region, which … Read more

Canada’s PM Mark Carney makes second White House visit to talk trade with U.S. President Trump

Canada's PM Mark Carney makes second White House visit to talk trade with U.S. President Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney talk during a family photo at the G7 Summit in Canada in June 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his second visit to the White House in five months on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) under increasing pressure to … Read more

India to introduce RBI-backed digital currency: Piyush Goyal

India to introduce RBI-backed digital currency: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Ambassador of India to Qatar Vipul and others during the launch of India’s UPI at Lulu Hypermarket, in Doha, Qatar on October 7, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal via PTI India will soon launch its own digital currency backed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Union Minister of … Read more