A deadly attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has killed at least 12 people and injured 309. An American citizen is among the dead. Airport operations have ground to a halt, while a Saudi-led military coalition blames...

An ancient shipwreck believed to be the oldest ever discovered has been found off Turkey’s southern coast near Kekova Island. Underwater archaeologists identified amphoras, or ancient ceramic jars, estimated to be 4,400 to 4,700 years old. Similar jars found in...

India's opposition parties are set to march to the Supreme Court in Delhi to demand the resignation of the election chief over alleged voter fraud. This will be the latest in a series of demonstrations in Delhi, with...

US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, hosts a panel with Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, and Assistant Secretary of War for Special...

It's tempting to see the BRICS as one happy family, challenging the western-led world order. But look beneath the surface, and you'll find frenemies clashing over borders, dams, and ideology. Who are the frenemies within BRICS? How can...

Delhi is under tight security ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, with nearly 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed. Authorities have barricaded roads, suspended mobile internet services in parts of central Delhi and...

A deadly attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has killed at least 12 people and injured 309. An American citizen is among the dead. Airport operations have ground to a halt, while a Saudi-led military coalition blames...

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday in Oslo, Norway. Born in 1941 into an Indian-origin family in...

CCTV footage from Sviatopetrivske in Ukraine’s Kyiv region shows a man walking near a kindergarten moments before an apparent Russian drone strike triggers a large explosion. Debris and smoke fill the air as the man narrowly escapes. The...

A vivid aurora storm illuminated the night sky over Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland on October 10, with bright green and red colours visible to the naked eye. The display lasted for hours and intensified three times, with auroras also...

A Saudi airplane was damaged at the Riyadh airport after Houthi missile strikes on Thursday. The attack also killed three Saudi nationals, raising this week's fatalities to six. Will these strikes deter Saudi Arabia? Palki Sharma tells you. Join...

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Delhi is on high alert as thousands of security personnel are deployed ahead of a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CJP leaders, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, and hundreds of others...

She is a queen but she can also fly a fighter jet. Thailand’s Queen Suthida has flown a Gripen fighter solo for the first time, with King Maha Vajiralongkorn watching from the ground. The flight followed weeks of...

Palestinian farmers fled as Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades during the olive harvest in Deir Abu Mash’al in the occupied West Bank on October 10, with masked settlers also seen throwing stones towards farmers. Palestinians reported...

The Houthis of Yemen are claiming to have fired missiles and drones at the King Khalid airport in Riyadh. The escalation comes days after Saudi-backed forces launched a counteroffensive against the Houthis. Who has the upper hand in...

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday (October 8), trying to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week. The group said...

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte said Russian hybrid attacks were a 'sign of weakness' at a press conference in Tallinn on Wednesday (October 14). Speaking alongside Estonian Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, Rutte said that 'being rattled' and having...

WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and experts will brief media on global health issues and of the possible plague outbreak in Russia. --- WHO Update on Global Health Issues | Possible Plague Outbreak in Russia | WHO Russia Plague Update...

Several dozen protesters gathered outside Japan’s Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, demanding action over the alleged killing of a local woman by a U.S. Marine. The suspect, 20-year-old Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, has denied the allegations, according to...

Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in 11 years, and the impact is spreading across Southeast Asia. Toxic haze has pushed Singapore to the top of global pollution rankings, while Malaysia has shut schools as air quality...

Pakistan has denied a report claiming its fighter jets are carrying out strikes on Houthi positions. Islamabad has called the reports 'fake and fabricated'. Is Pakistan hiding the extent of its involvement? Palki Sharma tells you. --- Houthis Target Saudi...

An Ebola-infected man travelled across three African countries, from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda and finally Kenya. He was screened at airports in Uganda and Kenya, but the virus went undetected. He later died in Nairobi,...

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das have been released after being produced before an Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station. Their release is conditional on them not breaching the peace for...

Spanish authorities rescued more than 200 migrants near the Canary Islands on Sunday, including women and minors. Around 212 people were reportedly travelling in a canoe for six days before being rescued. One person was airlifted for medical...

Pakistan says it has declared an emergency to fight terrorism. But the move has also put Imran Khan’s party in the firing line. The government has taken control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, detained political leaders and accused the provincial...

Two AI assistants. Identical technology. Identical work. But one gets paid more than the other. In a new experiment involving 189 people, a female-named AI assistant received 10.25% less money than its male-named counterpart. Palki Sharma tells you...

Protesters clashed with riot police in Pantin, near Paris, on Friday over poor classroom conditions and education funding. Demonstrators built barricades and threw projectiles at officers, who charged at crowds and made arrests. Fires broke out as smoke...

Street cleaners cleared debris from roads in France’s Lille on Wednesday after student protests over school conditions and exams. Workers used trucks and street sweepers to remove rubbish and overturned bins left behind after demonstrations. Police remained in...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said PM Modi has consistently advocated dialogue and mutually acceptable solutions, while maintaining a neutral position with an interest in ending the war. --- Vladimir Putin Valdai Speech 2026 | Putin Keynote Speech | Putin Valdai...

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and China's First Lady Peng Liyuan visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in Washington as part of Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. The cultural outing came as Trump and...

A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday (October 8). Another 18 people were wounded in one of the largest single attacks this...

CCTV footage released by Saudi Arabia on October 11 shows the moment an attack struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing 13 people and injuring more than 300. The videos show passengers queueing at security gates and...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (October 13) the United States is still sharing intelligence with Ukraine and wants the war to end. "We are helping them, and we are sharing intel," Trump told reporters. "We want the...

NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-13 to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission carries NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. --- NASA | SpaceX |...

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces say they have retaken the port city of Mocha and key positions near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis deny losing Mocha as fighting intensifies around the Red Sea shipping route. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia,...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Russia-Ukraine war has reached a dangerous stalemate, with neither side making progress towards ending the conflict. He said the United States will continue efforts to broker a settlement, as Ukrainian negotiators...

Smoke from Indonesian wildfires continued to shroud Singapore ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday. The FIA said the race would not be affected by the haze, although other outdoor entertainment activities might be restricted....

At least three people were killed and 30 others were injured after the Houthis bombed two airports in Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni group called today's missile attacks the 'last warning' for international carriers using Saudi airspace. Palki Sharma...

A thick layer of smoke covered the skies over Manaus in Brazil's Amazonas state as fires burning across the region affected the city's air quality. Local authorities said air quality reached bad levels, with PM2.5 pollution rising sharply...

Thousands of North Korean students celebrated the 81st anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea on Sunday. Students danced and waved the North Korean flag in Kim Il Sung Square. North Korea's ruling WPK was founded in...

Zak Mir takes a charting look at FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold, Bitcoin Stocks covered Ajax, GCM, Georgina, Helium One, IG Design, Jubilee Metals, Microlise, Medpal, Power Probe, Reveille. #AJAX #GCM #GEX #HE1 #IGR #JLP #SAAS #MPAL #REV...

The U.S. military destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow on October 6 over alleged surveillance and targeting of U.S. Navy ships in the Gulf of Oman. The crew was safely removed before the vessel was destroyed, with repatriation efforts still...

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Britain is reopening the Brexit debate. Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants closer ties with the European Union, arguing that a new deal could boost economic growth and help manage immigration. With trade barriers, sluggish growth and migration still...

Germany has inaugurated the world’s tallest wind turbine, standing 365 metres (1,198 feet) high, in Schipkau. Developer GICON says its tower-within-a-tower design allows the turbine to be raised to greater heights, where winds are stronger and more consistent....

Two climbing guides were killed, and 14 workers were reported missing after an avalanche buried the base camp of 7,126-metre Himlung Himal in Nepal’s Manang district, according to the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. Footage released on Monday...

UK's Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced questions over comments about foreign interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum during a debate in parliament on Wednesday (October 14). Opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch questioned the prime minister over remarks...

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday in Oslo, Norway. Born in 1941 into an Indian-origin family in...

The US military plans to livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The Pentagon's announcement marks a potentially unprecedented broadcast...

Saudi Arabia hosts a conference focused on energy issues, bringing together business leaders and government officials to discuss developments and challenges shaping the sector. --- India Global Review | Palki Sharma | IGR News | IGR Media | IGR |...

Two driverless minibuses are offering free rides between Terminals 2 and 3 at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in southwest China. The service, launched during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, has attracted hundreds of passengers daily, with numbers crossing...

Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the natural gas from a pipeline project in Alaska, US President Donald Trump told a rally in the state on Tuesday (October 13). The terms of the deal were not immediately...

U.S. officials have started direct talks with Myanmar's junta in a major reversal of earlier American policy. After the coup in 2021, Washington began a policy of trying to isolate and sanction Myanmar's military rulers. So why is...

Riot police clashed with protesters in Nantes as demonstrations over France’s education system continued into their third week. Police pushed protesters away from a makeshift barricade they had built across a road in the city. The protests, led...

A possible train-elephant collision was averted near West Bengal's Bagdogra on Saturday when forest personnel helped a herd of elephants cross the railway tracks safely as the Sikkim Mahananda Express approached. Akash Kerketta, a staff member of the...

India has condemned recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s civilian infrastructure, including Aramco headquarters, and called for an immediate halt to the strikes. According to the MEA, 12 people were injured in an October 10 attack, with one later...

India has condemned a series of attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea region, with several Indian seafarers caught up in the incidents and at least two sustaining injuries, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. --- India Condemns...

India has formally named and mapped 28 strategic sites in Ladakh on official Survey of India maps, following a similar exercise in Arunachal Pradesh. The move comes as the two neighbours try to steady ties after years of...

U.S. President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, that he could say 'the stupidest things' and they would still applaud. The crowd responded with laughter and applause, prompting Trump to say, 'It’s true,' before adding...

INDIA bloc MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, begin march from Parliament, to meet President Droupadi Murmu. --- INDIA Bloc MPs begin march from Parliament | INDIA Bloc MPs to meet President Murmu | Opposition MPs march to Rashtrapati Bhavan | INDIA...

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers relocated eight orangutans to a safer forest area in West Kalimantan, Borneo, after wildfires destroyed their habitat. Footage from October 9 showed rangers transporting the endangered primates in cages through the forest before...

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das has alleged that Delhi Police seized the leaders’ phones without providing a seizure memo. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Das said the party suspects the devices may...

The Houthis of Yemen bombed Aramco's headquarters near Dammam, reportedly causing 'extensive damage' at the facility. The strikes came hours after Saudi forces struck energy facilities across Houthi-held territory, including the capital Sanaa. Is this the start of...

A Russian strike hit a warehouse in Bucha district, Ukraine, setting it on fire on Sunday. No casualties have been reported in the attack. Kyiv and the surrounding region have been targeted in repeated Russian drone attacks, including...

The Palki Sharma Show is a news, opinions and current affairs show from IGR. The show covers the biggest stories of our time and helps the audience make sense of an increasingly complex world. The show is anchored by Palki...

The Palki Sharma Show is a news, opinions and current affairs show from IGR. The show covers the biggest stories of our time and helps the audience make sense of an increasingly complex world. The show is anchored by Palki...

A Saudi airplane was damaged at the Riyadh airport after Houthi missile strikes on Thursday. The attack also killed three Saudi nationals, raising this week's fatalities to six. Will these strikes deter Saudi Arabia? Palki Sharma tells you. --- Saudi...

China's Coast Guard warned the Philippines to stop alleged provocations and false claims after a Philippine Coast Guard vessel transported an injured person from a grounded ship near Ren'ai Jiao in the disputed South China Sea. China accused...

America wants the world’s best talent. But what happens when that talent wants to stay permanently? The Trump administration has halted PERM applications at eight major tech companies, including Microsoft, Infosys, TCS and Wipro. JD Vance has called...

Two Latvian men have been arrested after a security breach at RAF Molesworth, a key U.S. and NATO intelligence hub in Britain. The incident comes weeks after a suspected Iran-linked plot targeting another British airbase led U.S. President...

Supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Peshawar on Thursday (October 8), as they continued their long march demanding Khan's release. The march, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi, began on Sunday...

The Nobel Prizes are celebrating the people who changed science, literature and the world. But look at the numbers - only 67 women have won since 1901, compared with hundreds of men. And in science, the gap is...