French President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire following his recent trip to China, during which he spoke favourably about Beijing's position on Taiwan. Macron claimed that Europe should not be "caught up in crises that are not ours" and instead should build up its "autonomy". The president's comments have been seen as an attempt to divide Europe and the United States. Macron's remarks have been criticised by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China and some European lawmakers. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OrP6zQO2q0

An assailant identified as Faisal Butt fired a burst of bullets on former PM of Pakistan Imran Khan's container during 7th day of Azadi March at Allahwala Chowk near Gujranwala. Reportedly, Imran Khan was injured after receiving bullet in his right leg. Dr Yasmin Rashid of PTI, however, says Imran Khan has sustained injuries on both the legs. He was immediately evacuated in a bullet-proof vehicle and shifted to hospital for treatment. Imran Khan left the venue smiling and waving to the public. According to initial reports number of PTI leaders including Imran Ismael and Faisal Javed were also injured. One person, 42, has reportedly succumbed to injuries and has died. Minimum number of injured personnel is estimated to be six. A brave PTI worker can be seen in a video aired on TV channels interrupting the assailant by holding him from the rear; a positive action that possibly prevented larger damage and injuries. Public in the March got hold of assailant who has been arrested. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfZbCqK8vKE

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99, a rarely used clause in the U.N. Charter, to warn the Security Council that the situation between Israel and Hamas could negatively affect international peace and security. Guterres invoked Article 99 for the first time in his nearly seven-year tenure as he writes a letter to the 15-nation council to raise the alarm. More than 17,000 Palestinians have been killed in eight weeks of war, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. In Israel, 1,200 Israelis and foreigners were killed on October 7. An estimated 1.9 million Palestinians, or 80% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced since the war began, and aid has been slow to reach them. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPacaqNNUd8

Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has become the world's 2nd-richest person on the Forbes real-time billionaire tracker. Adani's net worth surged $4 billion on night 15/16 September to $154 billion, according to Forbes' ranking. Adani is now ahead of LVMH's Bernard Arnault and Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Elon Musk remains the richest man in the world with net worth more than $270 billion. Adani is a self-made entrepreneur from Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujrat who started his group in 1988 as a commodity trading business. He later expanded into energy, utilities, infrastructure, coal and ports. Adani group owns 13 strategically located ports and terminals in India which is 24% of country's port capacity. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0glW_9fQo