Two brothers from Karnal, Haryana, wanted in connection with fatal stabbing of a fellow Indian student in Melbourne, have been arrested in New South Wales, Australia. The victim, also from Karnal, was pursuing an MTech degree in Australia. The two brothers had been on the run since Sunday, after the death of 22-year-old Navjeet Sandhu.

Former England spinner Monty Panesar has withdrawn as UK parliamentary candidate for Workers Party of Britain, a week after announcing he was standing for UK parliament. "I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values," Panesar said. Panesar had intended to stand in Ealing Southall.

Belarus on Tuesday launched drills involving missiles and warplanes capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, a day after Russia announced similar drills. Last year, Russia moved some of its tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus, which borders Ukraine and NATO member countries Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. The weapons will remain under Russian military control, Moscow earlier said.

Australian journalist Narelda Jacobs responded to a viewer who mailed the channel she's working with, calling her outfit "inappropriate" for news reading. She shared a screenshot of the email along with the outfit she wore during telecast. "Yes, it is intended to shame and humiliate me. No, what I'm wearing is not inappropriate but your email sure is," she wrote.

London-based rights group, International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), has claimed that Sri Lankan authorities abducted Tamils and tortured them in custody after end of civil war, which claimed 80,000-1,00,000 lives. ITJP cited details of 123 Tamils who said they were beaten, burnt, suffocated and sexually assaulted between 2015-2022. The Sri Lankan government has rejected the allegations.

Slovak police has said that schools and banks received over 1,100 bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting evacuations across the country. Police added that they have launched a terror probe. "The police are working at full speed, checking security at schools and working to identify the perpetrator," the police wrote on their official Facebook page.

Wall Street stalwarts are intensifying their commitment to putting assets on distributed ledgers. JPMorgan Chase and Visa join BlackRock and Franklin Templeton in pursuit of new infrastructure. Complexity of different assets and financial system will be a challenge. Tokenisation also holds promise for the Byzantine world of payments processing, where Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are giants.

Sandwich bots are wreaking havoc on Solana. Users have turned to MEV infrastructure company Jito to help protect them. The Solana Foundation is taking a hard stance against those who maliciously target users' trades. After the victim's trade is processed, increasing the price further, the bot sells the tokens for a new higher price.

Bitcoin is gearing up to explode to $100,000. While the Fed hasn't cut interest rates yet, it may be contributing to the rally. There are 3 reasons why liquidity conditions were likely to improve in the near future. The first reason was that the Federal Reserve struck a relatively dovish tone at last week's federal open market committee meeting.

Amid diplomatic tensions between India and Maldives, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Moosa Zameer arrived in Delhi on Wednesday. During his visit, he will meet External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. This comes as Maldivian tourism ministry requested Indians to be a part of its tourism.