An Indian family with a toddler were among eight people pepper-sprayed during a violent attack on a San Antonio River Walk boat tour on November 15. The incident began when a woman became agitated after the boat operator asked her to lower her phone volume. After disembarking, she verbally attacked passengers before pepper-spraying them from a nearby bridge, with the spray hanging from her bag. Disturbing footage shows the distressed toddler crying and wiping their eyes. The woman fled and remains at large, according to San Antonio Police Department. A family friend confirmed on social media they plan to file charges. Tourist Andy Moran called the unprovoked attack "absolutely wild."

A 51-year-old Indian man, Jagjit Singh, visiting Canada on a temporary visa to see his newborn grandchild has been convicted of criminally harassing two teenage schoolgirls in Sarnia and faces deportation with a permanent entry ban. Between September 8-11, Singh repeatedly appeared at a high school's smoking area, approaching girls and persistently photographing them despite refusals. He inappropriately touched one victim, prompting her to push him away. Initially charged with sexual interference and assault, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal harassment. Both victims described severe emotional trauma and safety concerns. Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski condemned his behavior as unacceptable. Singh received jail time, three-year probation, and immediate deportation by Canadian Border Services. (PC: Sarnia Police)

Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, UK's eighth richest person worth £15.4 billion, is leaving Britain for Dubai amid feared tax increases on the super-rich. The ArcelorMittal founder, already a Swiss tax resident, has purchased property on Dubai's Naïa Island. His exit precedes Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Wednesday budget addressing a £20 billion fiscal deficit. Advisers cite inheritance tax concerns, with UK levying 40% death duties on worldwide assets versus zero in Dubai and Switzerland. Mittal joins other wealthy entrepreneurs like Herman Narula fleeing Britain. Despite scrapping proposed 20% exit taxes, Treasury's policy flip-flops have undermined investor confidence, with billionaires departing to avoid potential capital gains and inheritance tax liabilities. (PC: The Hindu)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Sunday. Meloni expressed solidarity with India over the November 10 blast outside Delhi’s Red Fort and reaffirmed Italy’s support in fighting terrorism. Both leaders adopted the “India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism,” which will boost cooperation against terror funding and strengthen work at global bodies like FATF and GCTF. They also discussed expanding ties in trade, investment, technology, space, defence, and culture. Meloni backed the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and supported India’s AI Summit planned for 2026. (PC: News18)

Canada is set to change its citizenship law, bringing relief to many Indian-origin families. The new Bill C-3 ends the old 2009 rule that allowed citizenship by descent only if one parent was born or naturalised in Canada. This rule had created “lost Canadians,” who believed they were citizens but were left out. The new law restores their citizenship and introduces a “substantial connection test.” A Canadian parent born abroad can now pass citizenship to their child if they have lived in Canada for 1,095 days. The changes follow a court ruling that called the old rule unfair. (PC: NDTV)

A United Nations wildlife trade body, CITES, has decided not to restrict India from importing endangered species, overturning an earlier recommendation to curb such imports following an investigation into the Ambani-run Vantara Zoo. Concerns were raised by Germany and the EU after discrepancies emerged in trade data, and questions were raised about the origins of some animals. Several countries including India, the U.S., Japan, and Brazil opposed the ban, calling it premature and unsupported by strong evidence, prompting CITES to revoke the stricter measure. (PC: X)

At the Dubai Air Show, the Russian Knights aerobatic team paid a moving tribute to Wing Commander Namansh Syal, the Indian Air Force pilot who died when his Tejas jet crashed during a demonstration. A Russian pilot shared a heartfelt message, calling the moments after the tragedy “difficult to describe,” and said their performance was flown “in memory of our brothers who did not return.” The gesture underlines deep camaraderie among aviators even across national boundaries.

Mossad says it has broken up a major Hamas terror network operating in Europe. The agency claims the group planned attacks in countries such as Germany and Austria on orders from senior Hamas leaders. Several operatives were arrested, and hidden weapons, including handguns and explosives, were found in Vienna. Mossad says the weapons belonged to Muhammad Na’im, son of senior Hamas official Basem Na’im. The agency also claims Hamas leaders in Turkey and Qatar were involved in guiding these plots. Investigations are still on, and officials say the network aimed to target Israeli and Jewish civilians once instructed to act. (PC: India Today)

  On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Australia’s Anthony Albanese and Canada’s Mark Carney to announce a new trilateral Australia-Canada-India Technology & Innovation (ACITI) Partnership. The alliance will deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, clean energy, AI, and resilient supply chains, including critical minerals. Its aim: to foster sustainable development, bolster democratic tech collaboration, and meet in early 2026 to begin concrete action. (PC: Mint)

At the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged a radical rethink of global development, proposing six new G20-led initiatives rooted in India’s civilisational philosophy of “Integral Humanism.” His plan includes a Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, an Africa Skills Multiplier Initiative, a Global Healthcare Response Team, a Drug-Terror Nexus Countering Initiative, an Open Satellite Data Partnership, and a Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative. Modi stressed that conventional growth models have often excluded people and harmed nature, calling for development that is inclusive, sustainable, and deeply rooted in human values. (PC: AP)