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  Turkey Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Groups Ahead Of Elections

  In an escalation of its decade-long hostility toward LGBTQ+ groups, particularly in the lead-up to elections, simultaneous police raids beginning at 1 am took place in the major cities of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin.

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  Senior Western Officials Were At Ukrainian Train Station Before Russian Strike

  "Shortly before the locomotive was hit at the Ukrainian-Polish border, a diplomatic train was at Yagodyn station," Ukraine's rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement.

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  "Move Towards New Relationship": Bangladesh Wants To Reset India Ties

  The remarks by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir came two days after Bangladesh on Thursday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not participate in the BRICS Summit.

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  India Keeps Door Open For Normalisation Of Bangladesh Ties Despite Hasina Row

  India's focus remains on people-to-people ties even as the Bangladesh Government maintains that the issue of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a key focus of the relationship.

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  Chinese Satellite Intel Linked To Iran Strike That Killed 3 US Troops: Report

  According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the intelligence findings follow months of unheeded warnings from the Trump administration to Beijing regarding Chinese firms supplying targeting data to Tehran.

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  Ukraine Blames Russia For 'Systemic Attack' On Railways After Drone Hits Train

  Ukraine said it was struck just two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the border with NATO member Poland, hitting the locomotive of the passenger train, with Zelensky saying Moscow struck it "deliberately".

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  Trump Tells Zelensky To Stop Attacking Russian Refineries Over Fuel Shortage

  Ukraine's long-range strikes have been targeting Russia's oil and gas industry for months, which Kyiv says both funds and directly fuels Moscow's more than four-year-old invasion of its neighbor.

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  "Negative Forces": Trump Slams AI Critics Day After Global Slowdown Call

  Trump was reacting to a blog by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has called for slowing the pace of AI development.

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  Iran, UAE's "Turn The Page" Bonhomie In Delhi, Trump "Doesn't Care"

  "We had a constructive exchange with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi," Masoud Pezeshkian said a day after a meeting with Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in India, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.

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  Meta Was Collecting Employee Data To Train Its AI But It Didn't Go As Planned

  Meta wanted to use this data to help its AI models understand how people use computers and perform everyday tasks. However, the plan faced strong opposition from employees.

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  Man Vs Chimpanzee: MMA Fighter's Fight Plan Ends With Call To Protect Wildlife

  But in his latest post, he made an appeal to people to help protect the habitat of these animals instead of watching a human and a chimpanzee fight.

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  Rs 4,49,00,000: What Israel Spent On Its PMs' Hair And Makeup Since 2019

  The highest annual spending was recorded in 2025, when the government spent around $111,000 (Rs 1.06 crore).

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  At BRICS, Xi Denounces 'Might-Makes-Right' Logic, Announces 5 Initiatives

  Jinping stressed that all nations, regardless of their size, strength and wealth, must be treated as equal members of the global community.

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  Where Have Atlantic Hurricanes Gone? El Nino Might Bring Slow Storm Season

  People shouldn't let down their guard because it just takes one storm, even during an El Nino, to be catastrophic. Several experts pointed to 1992, which kicked off late but nastily with devastating Hurricane Andrew.

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  Donald Trump's Childhood Home In New York Gets Sold For $2 Million

  The president lived at the Tudor-style Queens estate until age 4. His father, developer Fred Trump, built the home in the affluent Jamaica Estates neighborhood in 1940. The family hasn't owned it in years.

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  Romania Sets Guinness World Record With 5-km-Long Table To Raise Funds

  The event brought together a reported 20,000 people at the many tables, many of which were decorated with flowers and snacks.

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  Iraq To Open Iran Crossings After Drone Attack Prompts Saudi Pipeline Closure

  After the Friday night attack on the East-West pipeline, Baghdad sacked the military commander in Missan province near the Iran border, after authorities determined the drones were launched from there.

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  "Governments Should Listen": Rishi Sunak Backs Calls To Slow Advanced AI Race

  Hassabis said Amodei's proposal was "the right path forward" and agreed that the industry needs to work towards common standards for frontier AI systems.

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  Greek Woman, 54, Gives Birth Using Embryo Frozen For 22 Years After Losing Son In Road Crash

  Embryos can remain cryopreserved for extended periods when stored under appropriate conditions, although successful births from embryos frozen for such a long time remain relatively uncommon.

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  Xi By His Side, PM Modi's Note Against 'Weaponisation Of Critical Minerals'

  BRICS Summit 2026: "A consensus has been reached on a BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for the prevention of and response to infectious diseases," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said