The UK is facing a major cold snap this week. New weather maps show snow is forecast as far south as Devon and Cornwall. Scotland will see a deep freeze with temperatures dropping to -9°C . Wintry conditions will hit the country between Wednesday and Friday. Snow and ice warnings are also in place for northern England and Scotland. The cold air brings a risk of travel problems and icy roads. People should prepare for the first serious winter weather of the season. (PC: Express)

The United States has deported 200 Indians, including wanted gangster Anmol Bishnoi. He is the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The flight, carrying two other Punjab fugitives and 197 illegal migrants, will land in Delhi on Wednesday morning. Anmol is wanted in the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique and the firing outside Salman Khan’s home in April 2024. He had escaped India using a fake passport and moved between the US and Canada. Mumbai Police and national agencies are preparing to take him into custody. Officials say his forged travel documents will be key evidence.

A massive internet outage is causing problems for users around the world today. Cloudflare, a major company that powers many websites, is facing technical issues. This has stopped popular apps like X (Twitter), ChatGPT, Canva, and Spotify from working. Even video games like League of Legends are affected. Cloudflare confirmed the problem. They said a sudden spike in "unusual traffic" caused the errors. The company is working hard to fix the network and restore services. Meanwhile, millions of people are unable to use their favorite websites and tools. (PC: HT)

President Trump says the United States will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. He confirmed the deal just before meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Trump called the country a "great ally."   This is the Prince’s first visit to Washington in seven years. The leaders plan to discuss defense and nuclear power. However, some officials worry about the sale. They fear Saudi Arabia might share the jet's secrets with China. Israel is also concerned that this deal could hurt its safety in the Middle East.

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and ChatGPT are currently down. Users cannot see posts or upload new tweets. The problem is caused by a glitch at Cloudflare. Cloudflare provides essential internet services to many websites. Even Downdetector, a site that tracks outages, is down.  The outage started around 5 PM IST. Users trying to visit these sites see an "internal server error." Cloudflare says they are investigating and fixing the issue. Some services are slowly coming back, but errors may continue. This outage comes just days after a similar Amazon Web Services crash. (PC: India Today)

The United States has deported Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of mob boss Lawrence Bishnoi. He was removed from the US on November 18, 2025, and is expected to arrive in India on November 19.   Bishnoi is a wanted conspirator in several high-profile crimes in India. These include the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui in October 2024. He is also connected to the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and the firing outside Salman Khan's Mumbai home. Anmol Bishnoi was arrested last year for illegally entering the US. (PC: NDTV)

Security forces in Andhra Pradesh have arrested 31 suspected Maoists and sympathisers after the morning encounter that killed top leader Madvi Hidma and five others. The state’s anti-terror unit, Octopus, carried out raids in Vijayawada, Krishna and NTR districts. Police said nine of those arrested were former security guards of CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Devuji. The rest belonged to Maoist units from South Bastar and had entered Andhra Pradesh as migrant workers. ADGP Mahesh Chandra Laddha said, “We will not allow them to set up base again.” Diaries and contacts of sympathisers were recovered. A high alert is in place. (PC: The Indian Express)

Prashant Kishor has issued a sharp challenge to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after his party’s major defeat in the state elections. Kishor said he would quit politics if the government fulfils its promise of giving ₹2 lakh each to 1.5 crore women. He also repeated his earlier claim that JD(U) would not have crossed 25 seats without “buying votes”. JD(U) won 85 seats, while Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party failed to win any. Kishor accepted responsibility for the loss but said he would rebuild and continue his movement. The new NDA government will take office on November 20. (PC: HT)

Cold Arctic air has swept into the UK, bringing snow, ice and health alerts for large parts of the country. The Met Office says Scotland and northern England will see the most snow, with up to 20cm possible on higher ground. The UK Health Security Agency has issued amber cold-health alerts for the North West and North East, warning of risks to older people and those with health problems. The Midlands and southern areas are under yellow alerts. Travel delays, power cuts and icy roads are likely. Temperatures may fall as low as -7°C, with harsh frosts expected through the week. (PC: X)

Social media platform X, earlier known as Twitter, went down on Tuesday after a major Cloudflare outage. Users could not view posts or upload new content. Several other websites were also hit, including Downdetector, which tracks internet outages. Cloudflare said it was aware of the issue and was investigating the cause. Many users saw an “internal server error” message when trying to open websites linked to Cloudflare. The outage began around 5 pm IST. This comes just days after a large Amazon Web Services outage that affected apps like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Amazon. Services are expected to recover soon.