November 9, 2025 | climate science
November 10, 2025
Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘CoopKumbh 2025’ in New Delhi today
Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate Cooperative Kumbh 2025 (CoopKumbh 2025) - an international conference on the urban cooperative credit sector - at Vigyan Bhawan...
November 10, 2025
IFFI 2025 to celebrate emerging filmmakers with seven debut features from India and abroad
56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, will shine a spotlight on promising new voices in world cinema through its Best Debut Feature Film of a Director competition, featuring seven first-time filmm...
November 10, 2025
PM Modi welcomes youth participation in Ironman 70.3 Goa, congratulates Annamalai and Tejasvi Surya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the growing participation of India’s youth in endurance events such as IRONMAN 70.3, held in Goa, calling it a reflection of the nation’s fitness consciousness and the spirit of the Fit India Movement. In a ...
November 10, 2025
Indonesia grants national hero status to late strongman President Suharto
Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass ...
November 10, 2025
India, Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2026 agreement; quota fixed at 1.75 lakh pilgrims
India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed the bilateral Haj Agreement for 2026, confirming a quota of 175,025 Indian pilgrims for the annual pilgrimage. The agreement was signed during Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju’s...
November 9, 2025
PM Modi expresses gratitude to Bhutan for grand welcome of sacred Buddha Relics from India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to people and leadership of Bhutan for giving a grand welcome to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha, which reached Thimpu from India. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Heartfelt appreciation to the peopl...
November 10, 2025
India, Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2026 agreement; quota fixed at 1.75 lakh pilgrims
India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed the bilateral Haj Agreement for 2026, confirming a quota of 175,025 Indian pilgrims for the annual pilgrimage. The agreement was signed during Union Minister of...
November 10, 2025
World Bank, in letter to US, backs draft UN resolution on Gaza
The World Bank backs language in a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that would authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body, according to a letter to the United States seen by Reuters. The 15-member UN Securit...
November 9, 2025
US sanctions official says time is right to cut Iran’s Hezbollah funding
The United States seeks to take advantage of a "moment" in Lebanon in which it can cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and press the group to disarm, the U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official said. In a late Friday interview, John Hurley, the underse...
November 10, 2025
BBC boss and head of news quit after accusations of bias in coverage
The BBC's boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC had been u...
November 6, 2025
Betting on misery: The dark side of Italy’s gambling passion
When Luciano walked into an anti-addiction clinic in the central Italian city of Pisa, the only thing he had not lost to years of gambling were the clothes he was wearing. Everything else - family homes, savings, his dignity - was gone. "I devoted myself to c...
October 24, 2025
France’s Socialists threaten to oust government amid fraught budget talks
France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill early next week if billionaires are not forced to pay more tax. "We have made an effort not to...
November 10, 2025
US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown
The U.S. Senate on Sunday moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air tra...
November 9, 2025
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Every year, the U.N. climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem. But what exactly happens at these annual summits? Her...
November 9, 2025
Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties
U.S. President Donald Trump has been talking up the prospects of Saudi Arabia agreeing to normalise ties with Israel, but it is unlikely to happen when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House this month. The establishment of diplomatic r...
November 6, 2025
Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?
As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and job...
November 3, 2025
Kenya landslide death toll rises to 26
The death toll from a landslide in western Kenya's Rift Valley has risen to 26, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, following heavy rains on Saturday. Twenty-five people were still missing and 26 others had been rescued after devastating floods i...
October 31, 2025
Hundreds may have been executed in capture of Sudanese city, UN rights office says
Hundreds of Sudanese civilians and unarmed fighters may have been killed during the Sudanese paramilitary forces' capture of the long-besieged city of Al-Fashir, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday. The city, the Sudanese army's last significant holdo...
