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Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. Across the country, dazzling multi-colored lights decked homes and streets as devotees celebrated the annual Hindu festival of light symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.

China will hold a joint military exercise with five south east Asian countries in mid-to-late November, state media outlet Xinhua reported on Sunday. The exercise, to be held in China's southern Guangdong province, will include Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, Thai and Vietnamese forces. The drills will be focused on counter terrorism and maritime safety, Xinhua said.

India has cast its vote in favor of a United Nations resolution denouncing Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, as per media reports. The resolution, which was passed on Thursday, garnered support from various nations, highlighting global concern over settlement activities. According to reports, the resolution faced opposition from seven countries, including the United States and Canada, while eighteen countries opted for abstention.

cybersecurity incidents. Who is behind the alarming spate of personal data breaches, and what drives their motivation? Several high-profile breaches have come to light, exposing the personal information of thousands of individuals. The incidents have targeted a range of sectors, including banking, healthcare, and ecommerce, raising concerns about the vulnerability of sensitive data in the digital age.

Ravi Shastri. Speaking to Club Prairie Fire podcast, Shastri said a majority of the squad members are at their peak, providing India the best chance to end their ICC title drought. Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan were also part of the podcast.

Australian government on Sunday described as «serious and ongoing» a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at ports in several states since Friday. DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country, said it was looking into possible data breaches as well as testing systems «crucial for the resumption of normal operations and regular freight movement». The breach halted operations at the containers terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Western Australia's Fremantle since Friday. «The cyber incident at DP World is serious and ongoing,» Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. A DP World spokesperson did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on when normal operations would resume.

Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel's coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza. Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there — away from Russian attacks — would guarantee living in peace. But then came October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, leading to a war that has since killed thousands. Like several thousand other Ukrainian refugees, Kocheva fled war for a second time. «If I am killed then at least it's on my native land,» the 39-year-old said. When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Kocheva spent ten days hiding in a basement in Kharkiv, which almost fell to the Russian army. Five months into the invasion, the family left for Israel. They began a new life in Ashkelon, some 10 kilometres (six miles) from Gaza. During the surprise attack by Hamas — which killed some 1,200 people — she felt she needed to leave. «My hands started to shake and I had the same feeling that I did when it all started in our country,» she said. Israel then launched a military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militant group Hamas has said over 11,000 have since died.

Iceland declares state of emergency after 800 tremors in Grindavik Grindavik is also near the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa resort, a popular tourist destination that closed as a precaution earlier this week. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said there was a "considerable" risk of an eruption on or just off the Reykjanes peninsula due to the size of the underground magma intrusion. Watch: Volcanic eruption begins near Iceland's capital "The magma is now at a very shallow depth, so we're expecting an eruption within a couple of hours at the shortest, but at least within a couple of days," an expert told AFP news agency.

World Cup 2023: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that if India fails to extend their dominant run in the ongoing World Cup, they may have to wait for another three World Cups to have a shot at the title. While speaking to Club Prairie Fire podcast, he said that Indian bowling attack has demolished batters thus far in the competition and called it the best attack in 50 years of white-ball cricket. He said that a majority of the squad members are at their peak, providing India the best chance to end their ICC title drought.

ecommerce platforms Tmall and Taobao recorded «positive» year-on-year growth over this year's Singles Day sales period, which wrapped up at midnight on Saturday. Meanwhile, competitor JD.com said its festival GMV (gross merchandising volume) hit a «record high» over the sales period. Originally a 24-hour online shopping event held on Nov. 11 each year in China, the 'Singles Day' festival — a nod to the digits in the date — has expanded into weeks of promotions across the country's major ecommerce platforms and in brick-and-mortar stores.

Alon Hazan wants his team to beat Kosovo in their delayed European Championship qualifying game on Sunday to bring «some happiness to our people.» It is the first soccer match for Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and the ongoing war in Gaza.

Alibaba Group reported that its Chinese e-commerce platforms Tmall and Taobao recorded «positive» year-on-year growth over this year's Singles Day sales period, which wrapped up at midnight on Saturday. Meanwhile competitor JD.com said its festival GMV (gross merchandising volume) hit a «record high» over the sales period.

child's development beginning from the incubation period. Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of November in Finland. This year Father's Day will be celebrated today on, November 12, which is an established flag flying day.

Donald Trump, if re-elected in 2024, would expand his first-term immigration crackdown to include sweeping roundups of people who would be held in large camps to await deportation, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The report was based on interviews with several advisers, including Stephen Miller, who oversaw Trump's first-term immigration policies, the Times said. It described Trump's plans as "an assault on immigration on a scale unseen in modern American history" and said it aimed to deport millions of people every year, including those who have been settled in the United States for decades.

Tamil Nadu has followed suit. To combat misinformation, different state governments in the country are setting up FCUs. This is even as the central government notification under the IT Rules 2023 to set up an FCU was challenged by comedian Kunal Kamra, and is stayed until the Bombay High Court pronounces its judgment. The matter is listed for December 1 this year. The decision to set up such units at the central and state government levels has been criticised, with many fearing that they might impede on freedom of speech and expression. But governments at both levels have contested these claims.

Penny Wong said on Sunday that a security and migration pact signed with Tuvalu showed Australia was a «genuine, reliable» regional partner, as it seeks to counter China's influence in the Pacific. Australia announced on Friday the security guarantee to the tiny Pacific Islands nation to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and boost migration. Australia, a United States ally, has been working to shore up its Pacific standing amid a rising China, which recently upgraded a security pact with Solomon Islands. «It is about Australia saying to the region and to Tuvalu, we are a genuine, reliable partner and when we say we are part of the Pacific family, we mean it,» Wong told the Australian Broadcasting Corp, regarding the Tuvalu pact. Asked if it was linked to China's activity in the region, Wong said: «We recognise we live in a more contested region and we have to work harder to be a partner of choice, we know that». Under the treaty, announced in the Cook Islands by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Tuvalu counterpart Kausea Natano, Australia will also vet Tuvalu's security arrangements with other nations. Albanese has called the pact Australia's most significant agreement with a Pacific Island nation, giving «a guarantee that upon a request from Tuvalu for any military assistance based upon security issues, Australia will be there.» Tuvalu, population around 11,000, is one of just 13 nations to maintain an official diplomatic relationship with Taiwan, as Beijing has made increasing Pacific inroads. A collection of nine low-lying islands mid-way between Australia and Hawaii, Tuvalu is one of the world's most at-risk countries from climate change and has long drawn

fact-checking unit will need assistance from the central government to act on misinformation or disinformation that originates from outside its own or the country’s jurisdiction, the state’s information technology minister Priyank Kharge said. “If there is misinformation originating outside India in some eastern European country, for example, we have no control over it. We will then write to the central government saying this is what we have been able to evaluate, so please help,” Kharge told ET during a trip to Delhi to promote the Bangalore Tech Summit (from November 29 to December 1).

Check all the Israel-Gaza War LIVE updates hereThree babies died in the neonatal unit of Al-Shifa Hospital located in northern Gaza after the hospital went "out of service" amid continuous Israeli fire in the vicinity, CNN reported quoting the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health on Saturday.It reported quoting Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health that the doctors in the neonatal ward are now being forced to carry out artificial respiration by hand on the 36 babies that they are treating in the hospital.Bursh also said the hospital was "surrounded from all four directions," estimating that 400 people were being treated at the hospital and around 20,000 displaced people seeking shelter in the hospital complex.The spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, Dr.

Diwali, the much-awaited festival of lights, holds immense significance in Hindu culture and is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. This festival symbolises the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Diwali typically lasts for five days, during which families come together to clean and decorate their homes, light oil lamps or diyas, and exchange gifts and sweets.

Craig Morgan, a recent enlistee in the U.S. Army Reserve and a 59-year-old country music icon, recently spoke about the profound importance of the annual day of remembrance as the nation observes Veterans Day. He stressed that it was a very special day to celebrate those who served.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday in Tel Aviv that the international community should focus on limiting the impact of military operations in Gaza on the civilian population.