Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar stirred a controversy by disapproving Malala Yousafzai's credibility for receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Without naming Malala, the spiritual guru said the 16-year-old girl did not do anything to deserve the prestigious award. Malala was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Afghanistan.
8:5A Haaretz investigation alleges that UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, warning that Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation.
8:7German police launched a major security operation after suspected improvised rocket-launch devices were reportedly discovered near a power substation close to the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany.