Millions of Indians are marking the festival of lights with glowing lamps, fireworks and traditional sweets.

It is claimed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were part of anti-government protests earlier this year.

It is claimed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were part of anti-government protests earlier this year.

Video authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment gunshots rang out in Krakow's main market square.

Police across Japan are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading social media trend known as "Shorinji Racing," in which children and teenagers shout "Shorinji" outside police stations and police boxes before running away, with Osaka police recording approximately 280 related incidents and taking around 50 minors aged between 7 and 16 into protective custody or questioning them. (News On Japan)

Japan's stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, November 9, after the Nikkei 225 plunged 9.25% last week to close at 57,434.77 on Friday, November 6, with a rebound in US technology shares and stronger overnight futures pointing to an initial recovery, although investors face another potentially volatile week dominated by inflation data, corporate earnings and uncertainty over the outlook for artificial intelligence investment. (News On Japan)

A traditional deer antler-cutting ceremony dating back some 350 years was held at Nara Park, where handlers chased and captured male deer before carefully removing their antlers to prevent injuries to visitors during the autumn mating season. (News On Japan)

Osaka's iconic Midosuji boulevard hosted its first-ever bread-eating race on November 6 as part of a three-day event exploring new ways to use public space, with 1,200 servings of sweet bean buns and dorayaki pancakes prepared for participants over two days as the city moves ahead with plans to transform the major thoroughfare into a more pedestrian-friendly destination by 2037. (News On Japan)

Republicans can stick with Trumpism or chart a new path, writes BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush.

While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.

Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.

The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.

The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.

At least six people were killed by a gunman in military fatigues who opened fire in Poland's second largest city.

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospecting of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

A mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms has taken place in the rubble-strewn streets of Gaza.

Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen, has not commented.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has blamed pro-Russian hackers for publishing the details online.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan early on November 8th, registering an upper 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale in Aichi Prefecture and injuring at least 21 people, while damaging buildings and disrupting Shinkansen and conventional railway services across the region. (News On Japan)