A Vistara flight bound for London from Delhi, was diverted to Frankfurt after a bomb threat. It has landed safely at Frankfurt Airport, the airline said on Saturday.

Mandatory security checks were being carried out. Once these checks are completed, the flight will continue its journey to London.

"Flight UK17 from Delhi to London (DEL-LHR) has been diverted to Frankfurt (FRA) and is expected to arrive in Frankfurt at 2110 hours LT (Local Time). Please stay tuned for further updates," the airline said in a post on the social media platform, X.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his unwavering support for Ukraine during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden in Berlin, but Scholz stressed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must not become a party to the war.

"We stand with Ukraine as long as it is needed," Scholz said on Friday, adding that actions have been very closely coordinated across the Atlantic.

Scholz stressed that NATO must not become a party to the war to prevent it from causing a greater disaster, reports news agency.

Biden noted that the two sides would hold talks to discuss ongoing efforts to surge support to Ukraine's military, shore up Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure, and help Ukraine recover by unlocking the value of frozen Russian assets.

The autopsy reports of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's body revealed that he was killed by a gunshot wound to his head during an intelligence-based ground raid in southern Gaza.

Sinwar, who led the politburo of Hamas, was found by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah. The 828 Brigade of the IDF discovered Sinwar's body during their operation.

According to a report, Israeli soldiers cut off one of Sinwar's fingers for DNA confirmation. The soldiers reportedly found a body resembling Sinwar's in a hideout and used a DNA profile from his time in an Israeli prison, where he was held for two decades until his release in a 2011 prisoner-swap deal.

Chen Kugel, the chief pathologist at Israel's National Center of Forensic Medicine, confirmed the method used to verify Sinwar's identity, as reported.

North Korea said it had discovered remains of a drone "identical to a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that South Korea showed during the Armed Forces Day parade", calling it "decisive material evidence" to prove that Seoul committed a "hostile provocation" in violation of the country's sovereignty, state media reported on Saturday.

A spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of National Defense said on Friday that the Pyongyang Municipal Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security on October 13 discovered the remains of a crashed drone during a search operation in Pyongyang, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

Afghanistan exported saffron and ferula asafoetida worth $77.5 million over the past six months, Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said on Friday.

The country has exported 18 tonnes of saffron worth $20.5 million and 617 tonnes of ferula asafoetida worth $57 million during the cited period till August, the official said in talks to local media.

According to the official, the valuable spices have been mostly exported to China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Spain, Germany, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, news agency reported.

Cambodia earned $394 million in revenue from exports of natural rubber latex in the first nine months of 2024, up 18 per cent from 332.6 million dollars over the same period last year, official data showed on Friday.

The kingdom exported 248,535 tonnes of the commodity during the January-September period this year, up 2.4 per cent from 242,654 tonnes over the same period last year, according to a report by the General Directorate of Rubber.

"A tonne of rubber latex averagely cost $1,586 during the first nine months of 2024, about 215 dollars higher than that of the same period last year," Khun Kakada, acting director general of the government office, said in the report.

The Southeast Asian country exports natural rubber products mainly to Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and China.

South Korea's finance ministry saw a continued economic recovery for the sixth straight month on Friday thanks to robust export and manufacturing production.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance said in its monthly report, called Green Book, that the South Korean economy recently maintained a trend of recovery on the back of solid export and manufacturing production as well as a modest recovery in domestic demand and facility investment amid the stable inflation.

The ministry noted that the global economy showed an overall recovery in trade improvement and the changed monetary policy stance in major economies, but it cautioned that uncertainties remained over economic slowdown in major economies, volatility in raw materials price, and geopolitical risks in Europe and the Middle East, news agency reported.

A train transporting fuel derailed in Sri Lanka's North Central Province after colliding with a herd of wild elephants on the railway track, the Department of Railways reported Friday.

The accident occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Friday while the train was en route from the Kolonnawa Petroleum Storage Terminal in Colombo to Batticaloa in the Eastern Province, news agency reported.

Uzbekistan's economy has grown by 6.6 per cent over the past nine months, according to a report from the press service of the Uzbek President.

During a meeting on Thursday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed the expected economic performance for the current year and the main macroeconomic indicators for 2025, news agency reported.

"Despite the difficult situation in the world, our country's economy has grown by 6.6 per cent and industry by 7 per cent over the past nine months by utilising domestic opportunities," the statement said.

Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 per cent to 5 per cent to help rein in prices.

The egg import duty cut would reduce import costs of eggs by 13.8 takas per dozen, making the country's cheapest source of protein affordable for the commoners, the NBR said in a statement after issuing an order in this regard.

The reduced import tax for eggs will be valid until December 31 this year, reports news agency.