
Japan Protests New UN-Backed World Map Over Kuril Islands Depiction
Japan has asked for a correction to a new Equal Earth world map after the disputed Kuril Islands were shown in the same colour as Russia, raising territorial concerns.
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Japan has asked for a correction to a new Equal Earth world map after the disputed Kuril Islands were shown in the same colour as Russia, raising territorial concerns.

France’s growing high school student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school facilities have intensified, with hundreds of schools affected, thousands of students detained and violent incidents reported in several cities. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has called an emergency cabinet meeting as authorities move some classes online.

An elderly school teacher was found dead at her home in Delhi's Nizamuddin area after a suspected robbery. Police have launched an investigation after her daughter discovered her body.

IDBI Bank's share price fell as much as 16.48% to an intraday low of ₹77.00 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex remained largely flat.

At least five SC Cambuur supporters were injured after fireworks were thrown from the Feyenoord away section during a Dutch league match in Leeuwarden. The game was briefly suspended before eventually resuming.

Russia is not pursuing a formal de-dollarisation policy and remains open to acceptable payment mechanisms for international trade, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

A food safety inspection in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, took an unexpected turn when a sweet shop owner reportedly refused to taste the sweets being sold at his own shop. The incident occurred during a raid following complaints of alleged adulterated sweets, and the video has since gone viral on social media.

The Delhi High Court has sought responses from the Centre and FSSAI on a petition by AWL Agri Business challenging restrictions on the manufacture and sale of Fortune Soya Health Refined Soyabean Oil over alleged misleading label claims.

Two men were injured after a 27-year-old man allegedly attacked them with a screwdriver inside a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada. Police said the suspect had been released from jail just a day earlier and are investigating whether the attack was hate-motivated.

A six-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area, leaving at least one person dead and two critically injured. South-West Delhi MLA Anil Sharma said several students may still be trapped under the debris.

A large crowd gathered in Delhi for the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’, with Rapid Action Force and Delhi Police deployed as protesters remained at Jantar Mantar beyond the permitted time. Several protesters were reportedly detained.

A mass protest by Punjab government employees in Jalandhar turned tense after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cancelled scheduled talks, leading protesters to clash with police barricades and scale the walls of the Deputy Commissioner’s office complex.