And yet, every so often, we try. From Beijing to Dubai, humans have spent decades firing silver iodide into clouds, hoping to bend the weather to our will. The latest to attempt this act of atmospheric persuasion was Delhi — a city so desperate for clean air it decided to summon rain from a clear sky.

Union home minister Amit Shah launched a strong attack on the INDIA bloc in Bihar, accusing Congress and RJD leaders of dynastic politics and corruption. He asserted that the ambitions of Sonia Gandhi and Lalu Prasad Yadav to see their sons in top posts would fail, as the Prime Minister and Chief Minister positions are not vacant.

Prime Minister Modi positioned India as a global 'steady lighthouse' amidst international turmoil, highlighting its strategic autonomy and democratic strength. He emphasised the nation's expanding maritime and trade initiatives, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, and celebrated milestones like the Vizhinjam Port's operationalisation and record cargo throughput, underscoring a transformed and efficient maritime sector.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh stated that a two-thirds majority for NDA in Bihar would be a fitting tribute to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his birthday, November 14, the day poll results are declared. Singh emphasised that PM Modi is building the nation Nehru envisioned, contrasting it with the RJD's 'goonda raj' and highlighting Bihar's progress under Nitish Kumar.

Steve Reed, the Communities Secretary, expressed his 'deep disappointment' in a letter to the leader of South Cambridgeshire district council, Bridget Smith.

Speaking on TalkTV last night, Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled, said the Royal Family will 'throw him under the bus' due to the 'reputation damage' he has caused.

The Prime Minister failed to commit to keeping his pre-election vow to not increase National Insurance, income tax, or VAT .

Lithuania is under a “hybrid attack” from Belarus, the Baltic nation’s president, Gitanas Nauseda, has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

More than eighty years after the Red Army drove out the Nazis, the ideology they fought is back in power in Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo Boeing 747-400 flight from Singapore to Guangzhou, China, encountered a technical issue on Wednesday (Oct 29) and returned to Changi Airport.According to flight tracking platform FlightAware, SQ7824 took off at around 4.20pm.About 45 minutes into the flight — which was then south of Vietnam, over the South China Sea — SQ7824 started to descend from about 39,000 ft to 20,000 ft over a 20-minute period.The plane then turned around and headed for Changi Airport while squawking 7700. China-bound Singapore Airlines Cargo flight SQ7824 turned back to Singapore on Oct 29 due to an unspecified technical issue. PHOTO: Screengrab/FlightAware The code is a universal transponder code indicating a general aviation emergency. 

La deuxième phase de distribution des ordinateurs portables aux nouveaux bacheliers bénéficiaires s'est tenue ce vendredi 24 octobre 2025, à partir de 8h, sur l'esplanade de la Baie des Rois, en présence du Ministre de l'Économie numérique, de la Digitalisation et de l'Innovation. Plus de 2 500 ordinateurs ont été remis dans le cadre de cette initiative présidentielle qui vise à favoriser l'inclusion numérique et à outiller la jeunesse gabonaise pour relever les défis de la (...) - ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A Ukrainian Orthodox Church bishop was reportedly re-arrested shortly after being released on bail for medical treatment Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the military standoff with Pakistan Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukrainian language exam in Polish schools disadvantages local students, the right-wing Confederation party has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A truck carrying rhesus monkeys has overturned in Mississippi, leading to confusion and the killing of several animals Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is reducing its troop presence in Europe as part of a strategic shift toward the Indo-Pacific, Romania’s defense minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Wole Soyinka says a US consulate in Nigeria sent a “curious love letter” instructing him to surrender his visa for cancellation Read Full Article at RT.com

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-300ER flight from Melbourne to Singapore encountered a technical issue shortly after take-off and returned to Melbourne on Wednesday (Oct 29).According to flight tracking platform FlightAware, SQ228 took off at around 4.52pm local time (1.52pm, Singapore time). The almost eight-hour flight, which operates daily, would usually make a right turn after taking off, in the vicinity of Melton — a suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne — before climbing and proceeding in a north-westerly direction towards Singapore. This time, data from FlightAware showed the 10-year-old aircraft circling Melbourne before returning to the airport at 5.47pm.

Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.

The trade agreement will lower U.S. tariffs on Korean cars and parts to 15 percent in exchange for $350 billion in investment, a Korean official said.

The Times of London apologized and said someone duped its reporter by claiming to be former New York mayor Bill de Blasio and criticizing Zohran Mamdani.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood), met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Somalia, Alper Aktas, in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Garissa (HOL) – Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) police unit on Tuesday thwarted an attempt by suspected al-Shabaab militants to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Welmerer–Yumbia road in Garissa County.

TEHRAN - For decades, passwords have been the cornerstone of digital security. We’ve memorized them, forgotten them, reset them, and repeated the cycle endlessly. Yet in an age where cyber threats are growing faster than our ability to remember complex strings of characters, the humble password is nearing its end. Around the world, data scientists and technologists are racing to build the next generation of digital identity one that no longer depends on what we can remember, but on who we are and how we behave.

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop humanitarian, relief, and educational cooperation.

TEHRAN – A total of 125 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from October 18 to 24, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

TEHRAN – Sharif University of Technology has launched the first joint science and technology park in Baghdad University, following a year and a half of ongoing cooperation between the two universities.

TEHRAN – Iranian and Afghan officials have explored avenues to expand collaboration in the areas related to environmental protection, especially border wetlands and rivers.

Former Aviva chief executive David Barral, 63, had been driving a grey DBX SUV when it left an A-road near Wetherby, West Yorks, on October 14.

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of father-of-three Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37 at a Lloyds Bank in Derby, before 'calmly' walking out of the branch.

Graham Walker, 74, his wife Lyn, 71, and ex-manager Jamiel Slaney-Summers, 65, plotted to scam frail 85-year-old Rita Barnsley.

Police are probing a chilling question.

Hadush Kebatu was given a 'discretionary' payment of £500 by the Home Office, it is understood.