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This week sees the release of Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana. The film features Ranbir Kapoor, alongside co-stars Yash, and Sai Pallavi. It’s being released in English as well as several Indian languages and is coming out ahead of Diwali – the festival of lights. The […]

Britain and France are to lead a military exercise to test a multinational force’s ability to deploy to Ukraine, if there is a peace deal. Nearly 3,000 military personnel from 12 European nations will take part in the rehearsal in neighbouring Poland this month. Plans for a reassurance force for Ukraine were set out last […]

In contrast, Malaysia’s official rhetoric on the haze has been relatively muted. Its foreign minister Mohamad Hasan has ruled out lodging a formal diplomatic protest with Indonesia or taking legal action, saying such actions “would mean we were prepared to sever relations”. For now, Malaysia has agreed to explore a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia […]

The top 40 donors gave $2.4bn up until 14 October, according to the liberal-leaning think tank Brennan Center for Justice, external, which is a record high for that point in a midterms cycle. “Spending in the 2026 midterms is shattering records, with more of the money coming from the wealthiest donors and groups this election,” […]

A court in South Africa has found a man guilty of stealing more than $500,000 (£372,822) in cash from a farm owned by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, in a case that mired the head of state in an impeachment saga. Imanuwela David was found guilty of theft on Monday, as well as conspiracy to […]

Two days of hearings on a challenge to Australia’s landmark social media ban for children will begin at the country’s highest court on Tuesday. In a major test of the world-leading policy, a digital rights group will argue that the ban for under-16s robs children of their right to free communication. A separate challenge launched […]

Ukrainians have grown weary of the relentless alerts blaring from their phones and echoing through their streets, day and night, warning of Russian drones and missiles. On Sunday night, the system delivered something to make them sit up and take note – a succession of more extreme threats that quickly escalated to impending nuclear strikes, […]

Supermarkets across Europe have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting their fridges and freezers, and raising concern about the vulnerabilities of internet-connected hardware from industrial machinery to humble domestic appliances. Smart devices which are connected to the internet can include fridges, central heating, and even washing machines. And while that makes them easier to […]

In supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack. Belgium and Luxemburg saw some of the worst damage, with 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected, with incidents also taking place in stores in Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland. In a branch […]

Fighting has resumed in Ukraine’s Kherson after a six-day truce brought quiet to the front-line region for the first time in years. The ceasefire – the longest since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 – allowed hundreds of people trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky and its surroundings to be evacuated. […]