NEW DELHI -- The death toll in Delhi's blast on Monday evening rose to eight, and some others were seriously injured and admitted to a local hospital, the "Aaj Tak" TV channel reported.
Yet, there was no official confirmation. The cause of the blast could not be known. The blast occurred inside a car parked near the historic monument Red Fort in the Indian capital. According to the TV report, at least a dozen people were seriously injured in the blast. (India-Blast)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Sunday night advanced a bipartisan spending package in a bid to end the longest government shutdown, which has entered its 40th day and caused a series of escalating disruptions.
The upper chamber voted 60-40 in a key procedural vote to move forward a spending package, which would fund most federal agencies at current levels through Jan. 30, and fund the Agriculture Department, the Veterans Affairs Department and military construction projects, and the operations of Congress, for the full fiscal year. (US-Senate-Shutdown)
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LONDON -- BBC Chair Samir Shah on Monday apologized for an "error of judgement" over a BBC documentary.
BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism that the documentary misled viewers by editing remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, the broadcaster announced on Sunday. (UK-BBC)
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BELEM, Brazil -- The 30th United Nations climate change conference, commonly known as COP30, opened Monday in Belem, in the Brazilian state of Para, with the aim of putting the fight against climate change back in the center of international priorities, according to local authorities. (Brazil-COP30) Enditem
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