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

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, should drop hard selling the ‘philanthropist’ act because no one is buying it. His recent string of posts on India regarding the space-based internet service, Starlink, are low on facts and high on rhetoric, raising doubts about his real intentions, writes Sreemoy Talukdar.

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/elon-musk-is-a-national-security-risk-he-cant-be-allowed-to-escape-regulatory-scrutiny-via-tantrums-14051966.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Have you experienced nausea while sitting in an EV? You aren't alone. People all around the world are feeling nausea and disorientation during rides that feel perfectly smooth and quiet to others. Here's why.


https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-evs-can-make-passengers-more-motion-sick-than-petrol-cars14050544-14050544.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A family trip to Medina for the Umrah pilgrimage turned tragic for Hyderabad-based IT professional Mohammed Yousuf Ali and his family after a projectile struck Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/houthi-attack-saudi-arabia-airport-riyadh-indian-national-killed-mohammed-yousuf-ali-umrah-medina-14052076.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Sunday backed Donald Trump’s call for an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, adding to support from Ukraine’s Western allies for a deal that Moscow has yet to confirm.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/carney-burnham-back-trumps-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-as-moscow-stays-silent-14052061.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

What do aviation rules say about carrying power banks on planes? A fire on a Chennai-bound IndiGo flight raises several questions.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/indigo-flight-emergency-landing-power-bank-fire-dangers-risks-14052100.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Neha Bora has emerged as the face of the ongoing SIR protests in India. The 29-year-old JNU PhD student was also part of the Gen-Z demonstrations that forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign as education minister.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/neha-bora-jnu-phd-aisa-president-jantar-mantar-protests-gen-z-14052129.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Nearly two weeks after the flydubai mid-air attack, Israeli passenger Asaf Rajuan, who helped restrain Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, has raised questions over the conduct of crew members, alleging their actions fuelled suspicions and has asked for an investigation.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/was-flydubai-crew-trying-to-help-the-omani-co-pilot-a-passenger-raises-doubts-14052150.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the elusive leader behind Yemen’s Houthi movement? From attacks on Saudi Arabia to threats against Red Sea shipping, we take a look at how he became a key player in the region's escalating conflict.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/who-is-abdul-malik-al-houthi-leader-threatening-saudi-arabia-red-sea-shipping-14052149.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

After the August catastrophe, flash floods are wreaking havoc in Nepal again. Why is the country facing frequent disasters?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nepal-flash-floods-what-triggered-the-new-surge-that-swept-away-homes-and-bridges-14052224.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social