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Top 10 world news: Turkish journalist detained, Twitter account of Indian ministers hacked, and more

WION Web Team
New DelhiUpdated: Jan 23, 2022, 08:05 PM IST
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In a diplomatic earthquake, German Navy chief VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach stepped down on Saturday after his comments in New Delhi which called for rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine can't become a NATO member. Also, British MP Nusrat Ghani has alleged that she was sacked from her job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government for being Muslim.

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Russia on Sunday rejected the claim made by the UK government saying it did not provide corroboration to back it up.

Russia on Sunday rejected the claim made by the UK government saying it did not provide corroboration to back it up. 

In a diplomatic earthquake, German Navy chief VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach stepped down on Saturday after his comments in New Delhi which called for rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine can't become a NATO member.

In a diplomatic earthquake, German Navy chief VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach stepped down on Saturday after his comments in New Delhi which called for rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine can't become a NATO member. 

British MP Nusrat Ghani has alleged that she was sacked from her job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government for being Muslim.

British MP Nusrat Ghani has alleged that she was sacked from her job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government for being Muslim.

Defending mass culling of hamsters, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that Covid infections could be growing exponentially due to an outbreak in pet hamsters.

Defending mass culling of hamsters, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that Covid infections could be growing exponentially due to an outbreak in pet hamsters.

Prominent Turkish TV journalist, Sedef Kabas, has been detained for "insulting" the nation's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and could face imprisonment for the same.

Prominent Turkish TV journalist, Sedef Kabas, has been detained for "insulting" the nation's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and could face imprisonment for the same.

Billionaire Elon Musk's company Neuralink is conceiving implants to be able to communicate with machines by thought.

Billionaire Elon Musk's company Neuralink is conceiving implants to be able to communicate with machines by thought. 

The official Twitter accounts of Indian Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh,  Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda were hacked on Sunday. A similar tweet in Urdu was shared from Minister Rao Inderjit and Governor Kalraj's handle.

The official Twitter accounts of Indian Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh,  Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda were hacked on Sunday. A similar tweet in Urdu was shared from Minister Rao Inderjit and Governor Kalraj's handle. 

Taliban authorities have warned that they have all the rights to crackdown on dissent and jailed protestors. This comes in as concerns grow over the disappearance of two women activists in Afghanistan.

Taliban authorities have warned that they have all the rights to crackdown on dissent and jailed protestors. This comes in as concerns grow over the disappearance of two women activists in Afghanistan. 

With numerous economies looking to keep a check on the growing popularity of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin seems to have lost almost half of its value since its record high in November last year.

With numerous economies looking to keep a check on the growing popularity of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin seems to have lost almost half of its value since its record high in November last year. 

The central government has dropped the hymn 'Abide with me' from the musical line-up of Republic Day.

The central government has dropped the hymn 'Abide with me' from the musical line-up of Republic Day.