Donald Trump loves all things gold! Now, there's a 23-karat gold leaf statue of him at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/the-orange-plague-why-a-naked-gold-trump-statue-was-unveiled-at-the-european-parliament-14051426.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A defence pact Pakistan signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in August has been invoked for the first time

https://www.firstpost.com/world/different-era-now-munir-calls-the-shots-as-pakistan-sends-troops-to-saudi-without-parliament-vote-14051464.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The American Dream just got more difficult for Indians after the Trump administration suspended several IT companies, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, as well as Microsoft and Adobe, from its Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. This move leaves thousands of professionals facing uncertainty.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/us-microsoft-infosys-tcs-wipro-it-firms-perm-green-card-indians-impact-analysis-14051568.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be streamed live when it is carried out later this year.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/united-states/hegseth-says-fort-hood-shooters-execution-will-be-livestreamed-says-well-see-him-on-dec-3-14051546.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India has issued an advisory asking its nationals to stay vigilant and remain indoors in Saudi Arabia. But how many Indians live in the kingdom and why?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/houthi-attacks-put-indians-in-saudi-arabia-on-alert-how-many-live-there-and-why-do-they-go-14051600.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The US is joining a small club of countries that allow for public executions by announcing that the death of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/us-livestream-fort-hood-shooter-nidal-hasan-death-firing-squad-countries-public-executions-allowed-14051631.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Singapore, one of the wealthiest cities in the world, has become the most polluted on the planet as it chokes under a blanket of thick, toxic smog caused by fires in neighboring Indonesia.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/haze-watch-why-singapores-air-quality-is-worst-in-the-world-14051684.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The 85-year-old was born into a Tamil family in Durban under South Africa’s apartheid regime.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/south-african-jurist-navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize-she-also-has-an-indian-connection-14051717.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Pakistani military chief, may be planning to break up the country's four provinces into a dozen or more. Here is what's going on in Pakistan.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/asim-munir-splitting-pakistan-provinces-smaller-states-reasons-administration-power-14051719.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Does AI have feelings? That's the question after Anthropic barred users from exhibiting 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behaviour' toward its models.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/no-being-mean-to-claude-what-does-anthropics-new-policy-mean-for-users-14051737.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The US has suspended several major tech companies from the PERM labour certification programme, affecting firms including Microsoft, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, and others. What does this mean for Indians? We discuss this and more in our weekly wrap.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/this-week-in-explainers-how-indians-will-be-impacted-after-us-halts-green-card-applications-for-major-it-firms-14051781.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das have been detained by authorities on landing at Delhi airport ahead of their mega protest. However, the national capital remains sealed like a fortress. Here’s what commuters and residents need to know.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/cjp-delhi-protest-whats-open-and-closed-across-the-national-capital-14051846.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Trump, who backs the death penalty in the Fort Hood shooter's case, said a decision had not been made.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/united-states/trump-casts-doubt-on-livestreaming-nidal-hasans-firing-squad-execution-amid-outrage-14051863.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A California native, Katie Zacharia has been appointed as White House Press Secretary. She is a longtime supporter of the US president and a 'devoted fan and member of MAGA'

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/katie-zacharia-who-is-trumps-new-white-house-press-secretary-to-replace-karoline-leavitt-14051864.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Honey traps, untraceable Chinese radios and a longer-range missile point to Pakistan’s changing playbook against India. Firstpost’s Weekly Defence Dispatch has the full picture.

https://www.firstpost.com/india/weekly-defence-dispatch-honey-traps-chinese-radios-and-a-new-missile-how-pakistan-may-be-rewriting-its-war-on-india-and-more-14051868.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Hurricane Isaias crashed into the US Gulf coast, battering communities in Alabama and the Florida panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges. Hundreds of thousands of households are without power.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-in-florida-how-post-tropical-cyclone-is-wreaking-havoc-14051898.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A strike on Riyadh’s international airport has killed at least 12 people and injured 309 others. Saudi Arabia has accused pro-Iranian Houthis in Yemen of carrying out the deadly attack on the airport, vowing to respond 'decisively'.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-least-12-dead-including-a-us-national-309-wounded-in-riyadh-airport-attack-14051943.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

From France's student protests to the Russian plague scare, we discuss the big global stories in our weekly roundup.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/this-week-in-explainers-why-france-is-witnessing-its-worst-student-protest-in-decades-14051481.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Russian officials are investigating the death of a worker at a plague research laboratory. They say she died of pneumonia. But speculation online has suggested she may have died from pneumonic plague.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/plague-is-the-word-of-the-week-why-the-world-fears-an-outbreak-after-28-year-olds-death-in-russia-14051180.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Funny squirrels, pushy lions and sexy praying mantis... Check out some of the world's funniest animals.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/want-some-comedic-relief-these-animals-will-make-you-lol-photogallery-14051101.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social