Global star Priyanka Chopra's Hindi version of Wham!'s Last Christmas from Gurinder Chadha's film Christmas Karma has sparked backlash online. After a clip surfaced online, netizens trolled the actor for her lip-sync and vocals. Comments read, "She killed the song," and "lip-sync is so bad, stop her," while others joked they'd rather hear Dil Mera Churaya Kyun.

Seattle-based startup Interlune, founded by former Blue Origin executives Rob Meyerson and Gary Lai, is preparing a lunar mission to mine helium-3, a rare isotope known as “moon fuel.” Valued at $20 million per kilogram, helium-3 could revolutionize clean fusion energy. Interlune’s Prospect Moon mission, planned for 2027, will test robotic systems for mining and extraction on the Moon’s surface.

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terrorist Bilal Khan, who was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in September, was in regular touch with his Pakistan-based handlers. He confessed to having conversations with nearly 4,000 Pakistani numbers and received instructions from his handlers to carry out terror activities in India, the ATS said in a press statement.

A balloon with "Pakistan" written on it was recovered from the Ranjan area of Jammu on Saturday. The balloon was coloured like the Pakistani flag - green and white. The spot where it was found lies around three kilometres inside Indo-Pakistan International Border. A police team, along with Army personnel, reached the site, seized the balloon. Further investigation is underway.

Space-tech startup ULOOK has secured ₹19 crore in seed funding from growX Ventures & InfoEdge Ventures to develop autonomous satellite swarms for real-time RF sensing. The Bengaluru-based firm aims to strengthen India’s space intelligence capabilities with its homegrown 'PulseTrack' system, enabling signal tracking, maritime surveillance & spectrum awareness from orbit and high-altitude platforms.

Russia launched more than 450 drones and 45 missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday. The attack killed two people in the city of Dnipro and one person in the Kharkiv region, and damaged large energy infrastructure facilities in three regions, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack showed that sanctions pressure should be intensified.

American scientist James Watson who co-discovered DNA structure and won 1962 Nobel Prize had sold his medal in 2014 to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov for $4.1 million. The medal's sale was prompted by retirement costs and rift with CSHL, over his comments suggesting that African intelligence was genetically inferior. Usmanov had said that he would return the medal to Watson.

US President Donald Trump has endorsed Indian-origin billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for Governor of Ohio. Calling Ramaswamy "Young, Strong, and Smart", Trump said, "I know Vivek well, competed against him, and he is something special." He added, "Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our country." Ramaswamy had previously run for president against Trump.

JLL Real Estate Services dismissed top office leasing broker Scott Panzer after he allegedly compared Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Adolf Hitler, New York Post reported. Panzer hit reply-all to an email from Chairman Peter Riguardi encouraging support for Mamdani. "Does this sound eerily similar to what...Germany and Europe said about you know who back in 1938?" Panzer had responded.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal once again cautioned Indian nationals against joining the Russian army. "One should stay away from offers being made to serve in the Russian army because it's an offer that's fraught with danger to life," said Jaiswal. He added that 44 Indian nationals are presently serving in the Russian army.

A Bloomberg documentary claims that Britain's GCHQ intercepted conversations suggesting India's involvement in plots to kill Khalistan separatists in the West. The secret file, shared with Canada, mentioned Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Avtar Singh Khanda, and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as targets. India has dismissed the allegations as absurd and politically motivated.

Amid the ongoing electoral roll revision exercise in West Bengal, a Bangladeshi woman residing in the state claimed to have been living there for the past three years, Times Now reported. When asked if the police are aware that they are living there, she said, "Yes, they know." The woman also revealed that she entered Bengal via an agent.

US President Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions, allowing the European nation to buy Russian oil. This comes after Trump met Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. Several European nations and NATO allies have criticised Hungary for continuing to buy Russian oil. Hungary, a landlocked country, buys more Russian oil and gas than any other EU nation.

US President Donald Trump appeared to doze off during a live press conference in the Oval Office. In a video, Trump was seen struggling to keep his eyes open and shifting in his seat several times. Sharing a video of the same on X, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted a photo of Trump with the caption, "DOZY DON IS BACK!"

Turkiye has issued an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of committing genocide in Gaza. The authorities also issued warrants against 36 suspects including Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and IDF chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir. While rejecting warrants, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said it's "latest PR stunt by tyrant" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deported three foreign nationals following an investigation linking them to an ongoing extortion network targeting Punjabi-origin business owners in British Columbia. The deportations, announced on November 7, are the first carried out under the BC Extortion Task Force, a joint operation involving the CBSA, RCMP and local police agencies.

An Israeli hostage who was freed in October said he was subjected to sexual violence by Hamas militants during his two-year captivity in Gaza. Rom Braslavski said, "They stripped me of all my clothes...I prayed to God, 'Please, save me'. It was sexual violence...Its goal was to...crush my dignity." He's the first male hostage to publicly make such an accusation.

Cornell University reached a $60 million settlement with the Trump administration, ending probes over alleged civil rights violations and restoring over $250 million in frozen federal research funding. The Ivy League school agreed to adopt the administration’s civil rights standards, a move seen as setting a precedent for other universities under review.

A video shows two Brazilian women screaming as they hugged French President Emmanuel Macron, who was in the country for the annual United Nations climate summit. One of the women was seen kissing Macron. The French President urged the leaders attending the summit to choose "multilateralism over isolationism", "science over ideology", and "action over fatalism".

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid slammed Pakistan's irresponsible and non-cooperative attitude after peace talks collapsed. "Pakistani side sought to shift all responsibilities concerning their security onto the Afghan government," he said. He added Taliban would not allow Afghan territory to be used against any nation, nor would it allow any nation to act against Afghanistan's sovereignty.

A video has gone viral showing four former Japanese Prime Ministers sleeping during an address by newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Parliament. The four lawmakers were Taro Aso, Yoshihide Suga, Fumio Kishida, and Shigeru Ishiba. Notably, Takaichi held her first debate since taking office in October and becoming the first woman Prime Minister of Japan.

New York City's newly-elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji may move to 226-year-old Gracie Mansion, official mayoral residence, due to security concerns. The couple currently lives in a one-bedroom rented apartment in Queens. The 11,000 sq ft mansion is equipped with chandeliers, faux mahogany doors, a vast lawn and a ballroom, reported New York Times.

A video showing Hungary PM Viktor Orban joking about hiring White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has gone viral. Replying to Orban, US President Donald Trump said, "Please don't leave us Karoline." Karoline then reacted to the video and said, "Thank you Prime Minister Orban for being so kind, but I'm staying right here!"

Serbia on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a real estate project linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The project at a historic bombing site has been approved despite protests. The ruined building, which was bombed by NATO forces in 1999, has symbolic value for some people who view it as a memorial.

A video from Gaza showing a young Palestinian boy dressed up like Zohran Mamdani to celebrate his victory in the New York City mayoral elections has gone viral. People shake hands with him after he walks out of a makeshift tent in a white shirt, black trousers, and a mock beard. He is hoisted on shoulders amid cheers of 'Mamdani...Mamdani'.