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World News Live Updates: Suspect arrested following Paris metro stabbings
French authorities announced Friday evening that a suspect has been apprehended in connection with a series of stabbings in the Paris Metro.
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the arrest hours after an unidentified man wounded three women at the Opéra, Arts et Métiers, and République stations.
World News Live Updates: Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 rattles Bangladesh
A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck the Ruma upazila of Bandarban, Bangladesh, on Friday evening.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) and the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the tremor occurred at 18:13 IST (6:43 pm local time) at a shallow depth of 10 km.
The epicenter was located at 22.07° N and 92.51° E, approximately 289 km southeast of Dhaka.
India News Live Updates: Drunk woman arrested for ramming police barricade in Delhi’s Rohini
A 40-year-old woman was arrested in northwest Delhi’s Rohini on Friday for allegedly ramming her car into a police barricade and injuring a constable.
The incident occurred late Tuesday night (December 24) in Sector 11 while the woman was returning home from a birthday party. Police confirmed she was driving under the influence of alcohol when her white car struck Constable Rohit of the 1st Battalion, Delhi Armed Police. The injured officer was rushed to BSA Hospital for treatment.
The woman, a private sector employee and resident of Sector 16, has been charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and her vehicle has been seized.
World News Live Updates: Eight people killed in bombing at Alawite Mosque in Syria’s Homs
At least eight people were killed and 18 others wounded Friday in an explosion at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, Syria.
The blast occurred during Friday prayers in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood, an area predominantly inhabited by the Alawite minority.
Extremist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility via Telegram, stating they detonated multiple explosive devices.
This marks the second major attack on a religious site since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad last year, following a June church bombing.
World News Live Updates: US congratulates Nasry Asfura on narrow victory in Honduras
US secretary of state Marco Rubio called Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura on Friday to congratulate him on his election victory. Asfura, a conservative businessman and former mayor of Tegucigalpa, was declared the winner Wednesday with 40.27% of the vote, narrowly defeating Salvador Nasralla (39.53%).
The election was marked by a month-long count and allegations of US interference following President Donald Trump’s public endorsement of Asfura.
Rubio commended Asfura’s alignment with US strategic goals, including regional security and economic cooperation. Asfura is set to take office on January 27, 2026, succeeding leftist President Xiomara Castro.