People living in low lying areas in India's southern city of Chennai have been evacuated and more than 150 relief centres are on standby ahead of a "very severe cyclonic storm".
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said 'Nivar' was likely to cross between "midnight of 25th and early hours of 26th November" and was likely to bring very heavy rainfall.
Areas in and around Chennai witnessed intense spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds on Wednesday.
The cyclone was likely to damage houses and roads, uproot power lines and trees and destroy crops along India's south-east coast, the IMD said.
Edappadi Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu state's chief minister, has declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays in some areas, ordered the halting of bus services, advised fishermen not venture to sea and asked people to stay indoors.
Local government officials in Chennai released water from a major reservoir, cleared fallen trees and readied relief centres as they evacuated people from low lying areas.
US negotiators have arrived in Qatar for fresh diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing talks with Iran, although discussions are expected to take place through mediators rather than in direct meetings.
Afghanistan's Taliban has carried out airstrikes targeting ISIS centre in Pakistan's border province of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, as tensions between the two countries further escalate.
Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation.
Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.
Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting.
Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
Police in Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality which two sources said was an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of £15 billion in funding to better equip Britain to fight the wars of the future in a blueprint he described as his legacy.
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US envoys arrive in Qatar as mediators work to revive Iran talks
Afghanistan launches airstrikes on IS targets on border with Pakistan
Fourteen children killed in Pakistan after tutoring centre roof collapses
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
South Africa's anti-migrant protesters march nationwide
Iran and US agree to halt attacks, uncertainty over Doha talks
Manhunt launched after Monaco blast targets Ukrainian-born oligarch
UK's Starmer unveils £15bn defence increase in long-delayed investment plan
