Top 10 world news: Ukraine fires UK-made missiles at Russia; Maharashtra, Jharkhand exit polls, and more

Ukraine fired British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday (Nov. 20). The residents in the village of Marino, Kursk, found fragments from a Storm Shadow missile. 

Meanwhile, in India, Maharashtra went to polls on November 20, with around 58 per cent of voters casting their ballots by 5 pm. ZEENIA, the AI anchor of Zee network, revealed exit polls for Maharashtra state Wednesday evening, predicting a close contest between the two rival blocs.

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Ukrainian armed forces fired British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday (Nov. 20). This comes after US President Joe Biden administration permitted Ukraine to use US-made long-range missiles to target inside Russia. 

The Western Indian state of Maharashtra went to polls on November 20, with around 58 per cent of voters casting their ballots by 5 pm. The contest in Maharashtra is between the ruling Mahayuti alliance, which comprises Shiv Sena, NCP, and BJP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Shiv Sena-UBT, NCPSP and Congress, alongside some regional parties.

Italy, Spain, and Greece on Wednesday (Nov. 20) shut down their embassies in Kyiv following a similar move by the US earlier in the day. The US embassy had warned of a potential significant air attack, citing “specific information”.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun Wednesday (Nov. 20) in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Singh is visiting the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus).

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas.

United Kingdom MPs will summon SpaceX founder Elon Musk before a parliamentary inquiry for involvement in the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian reported. 

South Africa’s new high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal has said his mandate in India will be to “build on that very strong foundation” & to ” expand exponentially this relationship on all fronts of cooperation”. Sooklal, who is South Africa’s first Indian-origin High commissioner to Delhi, speaking to WION’s Sidhant Sibal said, ” I’m very blessed because I’m African, in the sense that my Janmabhoomi is Africa, and now my Karmabhumi is India. So I am a blend of both African and Indian in one package. I’m proud of both identities”.

Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on Wednesday that 50 per cent of the state government employees would work from home. 

Australia have always been a ‘in your face’ kind of team with aggressive style of play and sledging as well. The crowd, especially in Sydney, isn’t forgiving as well makes it hard for the visiting teams. Their rivalry against India is well documented and with India also now a team that gives back as much as it gets, many sour incidents have taken place between two teams.

Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.