US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, according to media reports. He is demanding the retraction of a documentary in which a speech he gave before the storming of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC in 2021 was unethically edited.

EU member states could be forced to phase out equipment made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE in their telecommunications networks under the bloc's proposed ban, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

A Turkish Air Force C-130 military transport plane crashed in Georgia on Tuesday, the Turkish Defense Ministry has said.

Cristiano Ronaldo put a timeline on his cryptic retirement hint on Tuesday, saying he will hang up his boots in "one or two years" after telling the world that he would be retiring soon.

Lebanon released Hannibal Kadhafi, the son of deposed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, on bail on Monday after nearly a decade in prison, his lawyer told AFP.

Hints of a potential trade breakthrough with the US emerged from the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump said that Washington and New Delhi are moving closer to finalising a new trade agreement, adding that the US would eventually bring down tariffs on India.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is poised to bar transgender women from competing in female events at the Olympics under a new eligibility policy, The Times has reported, citing sources.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India before the end of the year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed, saying he expected the trip to be “meaningful.”

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has downplayed his past links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and distanced himself from the 9/11 attacks.

The BBC Director General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday amid mounting criticism over perceived bias at the British broadcaster, including questions over the editing of a US President Donald Trump speech in a recent documentary.

Every year, the United Nations climate summit draws attention to global efforts to prevent environmental disaster. This year, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) begins on November 10 in Belem, a city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and will continue until November 21, 2025.

Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa has arrived in Washington for an official visit, just two days after the US formally revoked his status as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.