This Sunday, 28 August, the Supertech twin towers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh will be reduced to dust and rubble in about 15 seconds with the use of 3,700 kg of explosives. These skyscrapers, which are taller than Qutub Minar in Delhi, will be India's tallest buildings ever to be demolished.
The biggest incident of cross-border fighting since a 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year occurred on Saturday as Israeli soldiers and Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip exchanged fire.
Eleven people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes, including a senior commander from the militant organisation Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is supported by Iran.
Numerous rocket attacks by militants on Israeli cities and villages have disrupted daily life for hundreds of thousands of Israelis.
Here is a look at the most recent escalation of violence:
Concern has been raised by China's decision to stop working with the US on the climate catastrophe, and seasoned climate diplomats are calling for a quick restart of negotiations to help prevent worsening global warming.