Top 10 world news: UK, Germany vow to take ties to ‘next level’; Kolkata horror updates, and more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said they want to take German-UK ties to “the next level” by forging a treaty by early next year. Downing Street described the effort as a “once in a generation opportunity” to “turn a corner on Brexit.”

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) earlier today suspended Sandip Ghosh’s membership in connection with the Kolkata rape and murder case. The suspension comes amid a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the rape and murder case from earlier this month. Earlier, Indian President Murmu also spoke about the incident and issued a rare condemnation. President Droupadi Murmu said, “Enough is enough”, as she highlighted the urgent need to step up societal overhaul to stop such crimes in future.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday (Aug 28) met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to ‘reset ties’ and discuss a new cooperation treaty that would bring the two nations closer on clean energy, technology, defence, and irregular migration.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday (August 28) suspended the membership of Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Hospital in West Bengal.

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker, Sounion, continues to blaze in the Red Sea and is now leaking oil, according to a Pentagon spokesperson on Tuesday.

In a rare development, the President of India Droupadi Murmu spoke about the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital, and expressed her ‘dismay and horror’. 

Moscow on Wednesday (Aug 28) rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan, saying it would continue with its “special military operation” in the eastern European country. 

In Bangladesh, the body of a TV journalist was recovered on Wednesday (August 28) from the Hatirjheel Lake in the nation’s capital, Dhaka.

A 29-year-old Australian man, posing as a famous YouTuber, has been convicted of blackmailing hundreds of girls online in “one of the most severe sextortion cases in the history of Australia.”

India’s Western coastal state of Gujarat was facing massive floods after it was hit by incessant rainfall over the past days.

Former India bowler Zaheer Khan has succeeded Gautam Gambhir as the new mentor for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), as announced by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise  on Wednesday (Aug 28)

Reunion announcement of Oasis, the iconic British band of the 1990s led by brothers Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, set the music world ablaze this week.