BIG: As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Tehran has communicated to neighboring Gulf nations that their civilian infrastructure, including airports and pipelines, will face retaliation if their territories facilitate U.S. or Israeli military strikes. Simultaneously, Iranian media outlets linked to the Supreme Leader, including Tasnim News, have published explicit warnings that Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility will be targeted if Iran's own nuclear sites are attacked.

Viral posts claimed two foreign workers were executed in Mecca over a kiss. What’s confirmed is far more complex—and highlights how Saudi legal strategy actually works. Here is a breakdown of Saudi Arabia's "Ta'zir" legal system, Bangladesh's diplomatic inquiry, and why Saudi law differs from statutory codes in other Muslim-majority nations.

France's constitution promises equality regardless of origin, race or religion. The state also largely refuses to collect ethnic data. So why does the country keep erupting? Laïcité is French secularism: the state stays neutral on religion. Supporters say it protects freedom of conscience. Critics say it pushes believers to hide their identity. Since 2004, conspicuous religious symbols are banned in state schools (headscarves, large crosses, kippahs). Many Muslims say it falls mostly on them. In 2023 the abaya was banned too. The security backdrop matters: jihadist attacks (Charlie Hebdo, Bataclan, Samuel Paty) shaped how many French people view laïcité. Most French Muslims condemned the attacks. The banlieues: suburbs built for post-war workers. Many now face high youth unemployment and ageing housing. Not every banlieue is poor, and not every resident is Muslim or an immigrant. Police checks are the flashpoint. A 2017 survey by France's rights ombudsman found young men seen as Black or Arab were about 20 times more likely to be checked. Police deny systemic racism. It's not only race: the 2018 Yellow Vests were mostly rural and small-town France, angry at being ignored. Feeling unheard cuts across identity lines. One reading: the rules are fair, enforcement falls short. The other: the rules themselves ignore discrimination. Many people hold both.

A crucial conversation at a consequential moment in India-US ties. With a trade deal in focus, tariffs reshaping the global economic order, and strategic ties navigating new complexities, Rahul Joshi sits down with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a high-stakes exchange on what lies ahead for the relationship between New Delhi and Washington. What are the stakes for India? Where do interests converge, and where do differences remain? Tune in to this exclusive conversation from Mumbai, this Dussehra. 📺 Tonight, 9 PM | Network18 #IndiaUSRelations #MarcoRubio #TradeDeal

Unfortunate news of 17 deaths in Kolkata at the Chor Bagan Puja pandal. 25 injuries are reported - with one among them critical.

Western media calls Iran's defensive dirt mounds "belligerent," but ignores leaks that the Pentagon is planning to drop the 21,000-lb "Mother of All Bombs" on Iranian infrastructure purely for a pre-election "symbolic victory." The MOAB is a 9-ton bomb with a blast radius of nine city blocks. But U.S. officials admit it can't even penetrate Iran's deeply buried nuclear sites. So why use it? CNN leaks reveal it’s meant as a "psychological" weapon—a massive PR stunt to let Washington withdraw forces.

Actor Imran Khan has been issued a "Leave India" notice by the FRRO, with a deadline of Oct 28. The action follows his detention at a Mumbai protest. As a US citizen with an OCI card, the case highlights the strict legal limits of OCI status and protest rights in India.