A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai over remarks he made about a Hindu god.

The BBC's Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell and Gaza Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf talk about their memories of 7 October.

Household spending in Japan rose 2.3% in August from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (News On Japan)

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under President Takaichi has finalized its executive appointments, marking the start of a new leadership structure. In the afternoon, the party is scheduled to begin coalition talks with its junior partner, Komeito. (News On Japan)

The Nikkei Stock Average climbed again on October 7th, setting another record high amid growing expectations surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party’s new leader, Sanae Takaichi. The benchmark index at one point rose more than 500 yen, marking the second consecutive day it reached an intraday record. (News On Japan)

The Tokyo District Court on October 6th sentenced former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank assistant branch manager Yukari Yamazaki to nine years in prison for stealing about 400 million yen worth of gold bars and cash from a bank safe deposit vault. (News On Japan)

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the planned tender offer (TOB) for its founding company, Toyota Industries, will be delayed from the original schedule of December to February 2026 or later due to pending antitrust procedures. (News On Japan)

The Naha District Court’s Okinawa branch has ordered a group of former youths and their parents to pay more than 4 million yen in damages to Okinawa Prefecture over a riot that took place three years ago when a crowd surrounded the Okinawa Police Station and destroyed vehicles and other property. (News On Japan)

Former U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media to congratulate Japan following the selection of its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, writing that "Japan has just elected its first female Prime Minister, a highly respected person of great wisdom and strength.” While Trump did not name Takaichi directly, his post came as she assumed leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was set to be formally elected as prime minister. (News On Japan)

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Two years on from Hamas' attack on 7 October, Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is "still hanging on".

This was the fifth time that Republicans and Democrats brought their funding measures up for a vote.

This was the fifth time that Republicans and Democrats brought their funding measures up for a vote.

Trump says troops are needed to instill order, but Democratic states fear military overreach

Legal challenges have slowed Trump's attempts to expand presidential power. Now the highest US court is going to weigh in.

The British socialite is serving a 20-year sentence on sex-trafficking charges related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Train services on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line remained suspended throughout the day on October 6th following a derailment the previous night, leaving commuters and students stranded and forcing many to queue for hours for replacement buses. In areas along the line, long lines formed at bus stops, and rental electric kick scooters quickly ran out as residents searched for alternative transport options. (News On Japan)

A hotel construction plan in the rural wasabi-growing area of Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, has sparked strong opposition from local residents who fear it will damage the landscape and threaten the region’s iconic wasabi fields. (News On Japan)

The activists were detained when Israeli forces intercepted boats trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid.

Brazil's government said the two "reminisced about the good chemistry" they had at the UN in New York.