India's Permanent Representative to UN, Parvathaneni Harish, slammed Pakistan during an open debate at UN Security Council on Monday. He said, "Let me be clear - India will counter Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in all its forms and manifestations with all its might." He termed Pakistan a "global epicentre of terror" that has "an obsessive focus on harming India and its people".

India mocked Pakistan at UN by saying Pakistan has "a unique way of respecting the will of its people" by jailing a PM (Imran Khan). India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish stated Pakistan let "its armed forces engineer constitutional coup through the 27th amendment" and gave "lifetime immunity to its Chief of Defence Forces (Asim Munir)".

Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch by Romeo Lane club in Goa, were deported to India on Tuesday. A video has shown the brothers who fled after a fire at the club killed 25, at Bangkok airport. The two were detained by Thai authorities for overstaying. They'll land in Delhi today and will be handed over to Goa Police.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said that the father-son duo that carried out the terrorist attack at the country's Bondi Beach area were motivated by Islamic State ideology. "With...rise of ISIS more than a decade ago, the world has been grappling with extremism and this hateful ideology," Albanese added. The duo had targeted the Jewish Hanukkah celebration during the incident.

India's merchandise exports to the United States increased 22.61 % in November to nearly $7 billion as compared to a year ago, despite the US President Donald Trump administration's 50% tariffs. India's shipments to China also surged 90% year-on-year to $2.2 billion, as China overtook the Netherlands to become India’s third-largest export destination in November.

US President Donald Trump sued the BBC over doctoring his speech before the 2021 US Capitol riots in a Panorama documentary. Trump accused the broadcaster of defamation and of violating a trade practices law, asking for $5 billion in damages on each of the two claims, BBC reported. "They put words in my mouth," Trump said before filing the lawsuit.

Ukrainian underwater drones hit and disabled a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Ukrainian officials said. The operation was the first attack of its kind in history, the officials said, while Russia denied the attack. Ukraine, which has virtually no naval fleet left, has targeted Russia's large naval Black Sea Fleet with drones and missiles.

Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who overpowered a terrorist during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, is not a fruit seller, in contrast to claims circulated by some media outlets. In reality, he has owned and operated a tobacco and speciality convenience store since 2021. Ahmed sustained gunshot wounds during the attack and is currently recovering in hospital.

A violent storm with winds up to 90 km/hr toppled a 24-metre Statue of Liberty replica outside a Havan store in Guaiba, southern Brazil. The collapse, captured on video, caused no injuries and staff later cleared the area. Authorities issued emergency alerts as storms, hail, flooding and roof damage affected other parts of Rio Grande do Sul.

Cambodian authorities have accused Thailand of using chemical weapons in their ongoing border conflict. Although the type of substance wasn't disclosed, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence claimed via Telegram that poisonous gas was sprayed from a drone. The conflict between the countries began on December 7 and has claimed lives of 12 civilians on both sides.