📊 Asia — Most to Least Nobel Prizes. 1. 🇯🇵 Japan — 33 2. 🇮🇱 Israel — 14 3. 🇮🇳 India — 13 4. 🇨🇳 China — 8 5. 🇰🇷 South Korea — 3 6. 🇹🇷 Türkiye — 3 7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan — 2 8. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — 2 9. 🇮🇷 Iran — 2 10. 🇲🇲 Myanmar — 1 11. 🇵🇭 Philippines — 1 12. 🇮🇶 Iraq — 1 13. 🇾🇪 Yemen — 1 📌 Counts may vary depending on nationality and country-affiliation classification.

Top 20 Countries by Teenage Suicide Rate (Ages 15–19) Deaths per 100,000 adolescents 1. 🇺🇾 Uruguay — 17.9 2. 🇳🇿 New Zealand — 16.2 3. 🇪🇪 Estonia — 12.7 4. 🇯🇵 Japan — 11.1 5. 🇰🇷 South Korea — 10.9 6. 🇮🇸 Iceland — 10.3 7. 🇺🇸 United States — 10.1 8. 🇫🇮 Finland — 10.0 9. 🇦🇺 Australia — 9.3 10. 🇸🇮 Slovenia — 9.2 11. 🇨🇴 Colombia — 8.9 12. 🇨🇦 Canada — 8.4 13. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica — 8.1 14. 🇲🇽 Mexico — 7.6 15. 🇵🇱 Poland — 7.5 16. 🇮🇪 Ireland — 7.2 17. 🇨🇿 Czechia — 6.8 18. 🇨🇭 Switzerland — 6.7 19. 🇦🇹 Austria — 6.7 20. 🇧🇪 Belgium — 6.3 📊 Source: UNICEF Innocenti, Report Card 20 (2026).

🇮🇳🇫🇷 India urges nationals in France to remain vigilant amid localised curfews. Indian citizens are advised to avoid protests, large gatherings and crowded areas. Travellers should follow French authorities’ instructions and local safety advisories.

JUST IN: 🇯🇵 PM Sanae Takaichi urges urgent action over two critical PHP vulnerabilities. Public-facing websites must be checked for PHP use, with patches applied immediately after release at 11 PM JST. Temporarily suspending websites is advised if immediate patching is not possible.

TOP 10 AIR FORCES IN THE WORLD — WDMMA 2026. 1. 🇺🇸 United States — 242.9 TVR 2. 🇷🇺 Russia — 114.2 TVR 3. 🇮🇳 India — 69.4 TVR 4. 🇨🇳 China — 63.8 TVR 5. 🇯🇵 Japan — 58.1 TVR 6. 🇮🇱 Israel — 56.3 TVR 7. 🇫🇷 France — 55.3 TVR 8. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 55.3 TVR 9. 🇰🇷 South Korea — 53.4 TVR 10. 🇮🇹 Italy — 51.9 TVR 📊 Source: WDMMA, 2026 Global Air Powers Ranking.

Countries With the Highest Lifetime Intimate-Partner Violence Rates Against Women. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 31.5%. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 29.9%. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica: 27.0%. 🇺🇸 United States: 26.0%. 🇨🇦 Canada: 25.6%. 🇱🇻 Latvia: 24.6%. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 23.5%. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 23.5%. 🇩🇰 Denmark: 22.9%. 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 22.5%. 🇫🇮 Finland: 22.5%. 🇦🇺 Australia: 22.5%. 🇫🇷 France: 21.5%. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 21.5%. 🇨🇿 Czechia: 21.5%. 📊 Source: OECD, Society at a Glance 2024: Violence Against Women.

🇯🇵 PM Sanae Takaichi advances Japan’s intelligence and national security reforms. Tokyo establishes a National Intelligence Council and National Intelligence Agency to strengthen intelligence capabilities and national power. Japan plans to review its Three Security Documents by year-end, integrating defense, economic security and technological strength.

🇮🇳 “Engage America, Manage China, Cultivate Europe, Reassure Russia.” Jaishankar’s doctrine: Expand India’s global influence, contain strategic risks, and preserve autonomy without becoming beholden to any power.

📊 European Countries With the Largest Increases in Migrant Population (2000–2024). 🇬🇧 UK: +7.1M 🇪🇸 Spain: +6.8M 🇩🇪 Germany: +6.4M 🇹🇷 Türkiye: +5.8M 🇮🇹 Italy: +4.4M 🇫🇷 France: +3.0M 🇦🇹 Austria: +1.4M 🇳🇱 Netherlands: +1.4M 🇨🇭 Switzerland: +1.3M 🇧🇪 Belgium: +1.3M 🇸🇪 Sweden: +1.3M 🇵🇱 Poland: +917K 🇮🇪 Ireland: +840K 🇳🇴 Norway: +720K 🇷🇴 Romania: +521K 🇵🇹 Portugal: +476K 🇩🇰 Denmark: +475K 🇭🇺 Hungary: +393K 🇨🇿 Czechia: +386K 🇫🇮 Finland: +378K 📈 Europe's migrant population increased by 40.8 million (67%) over this period. The UK, Spain and Germany recorded the largest increases among the countries listed. Source: UN DESA.

🇯🇵🇨🇳🇷🇺 Japan scrambled fighter jets 442 times from April to September, an increase of 177 from last year. Chinese aircraft accounted for roughly two-thirds of the interceptions, with Russian flights making up the remainder. Japan’s air defenses remain on constant alert as military activity intensifies around Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands.

📊 INDIA 🇮🇳 vs PAKISTAN 🇵🇰 ECONOMIC & MILITARY COMPARISON (2025–2026).

📊 Leaders Associated With the Largest Death Tolls. 1. 🇨🇳 Mao Zedong — ~35–45M 2. 🇲🇳 Genghis Khan — ~20–40M 3. 🇷🇺 Joseph Stalin — ~6–20M 4. 🇩🇪 Adolf Hitler — ~12M+ 5. 🇲🇳 Kublai Khan — ~5–18M 6. 🇧🇪 Leopold II — ~5–10M 7. 🇰🇭 Pol Pot — ~1.5–2M 8. 🇰🇵 Kim Il Sung — ~1–3M 9. 🇮🇶 Saddam Hussein — Hundreds of thousands–1M+ 📌 These are estimate and vary by methodology, attribution and whether indirect deaths are included.

📊 TOP COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST FAVOURABLE VIEWS OF JAPAN (2026). 1. 🇮🇳 India — 99.5%. 2. 🇹🇭 Thailand — 99.3%. 3. 🇮🇩 Indonesia — 99.1%. 4. 🇵🇭 Philippines — 99.1%. 5. 🇦🇺 Australia — 99.1%. 6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam — 98.2%. 7. 🇹🇼 Taiwan — 98.1%. 8. 🇲🇾 Malaysia — 94.5%. 9. 🇸🇬 Singapore — 93.5%. 10. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 91.7%. 11. 🇰🇷 South Korea — 86.9%. 12. 🇺🇸 United States — 84.0%. 📌 Source: Aun Consulting — Japan Affinity Survey 2026.

📊 TOP 20 BIGGEST MAN-MADE DISASTERS. 1. 🇺🇦 Chernobyl Disaster. 2. 🇯🇵 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. 3. 🇮🇳 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. 4. 🇺🇸 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. 5. 🇮🇶 Gulf War Oil Fires. 6. 🇺🇸 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. 7. 🇨🇳 Banqiao Dam Failure. 8. 🇧🇩 Rana Plaza Collapse. 9. 🇨🇳 Tianjin Explosions. 10. 🇯🇵 Minamata Poisoning. 11. 🇺🇸 Three Mile Island Accident. 12. 🇮🇹 Vajont Dam Disaster. 13. 🇷🇺 Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster. 14. 🇺🇸 Flint Water Crisis. 15. 🇫🇷 AZF Chemical Plant Explosion. 16. 🇳🇬 Lagos Pipeline Explosion. 17. 🇷🇺 Norilsk Fuel Spill. 18. 🌏 Aral Sea Environmental Disaster. 19. 🇺🇸 Centralia Mine Fire. 20. 🇭🇺 Ajka Red Sludge Disaster. 📌 Note: This is a selection, not a definitive ranking; the scale of disasters varies by deaths, environmental damage, and economic impact.

📊 Top 20 Economies by GDP (PPP) — 2026 Projections. 1. 🇨🇳 China — $44.30T 2. 🇺🇸 United States — $32.38T 3. 🇮🇳 India — $18.90T 4. 🇷🇺 Russia — $7.53T 5. 🇯🇵 Japan — $7.26T 6. 🇩🇪 Germany — $6.41T 7. 🇮🇩 Indonesia — $5.45T 8. 🇧🇷 Brazil — $5.23T 9. 🇫🇷 France — $4.73T 10. 🇬🇧 UK — $4.72T 11. 🇹🇷 Türkiye — $4.03T 12. 🇮🇹 Italy — $3.87T 13. 🇲🇽 Mexico — $3.58T 14. 🇰🇷 South Korea — $3.54T 15. 🇪🇸 Spain — $2.98T 16. 🇨🇦 Canada — $2.91T 17. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — $2.89T 18. 🇪🇬 Egypt — $2.57T 19. 🇳🇬 Nigeria — $2.42T 20. 🇹🇼 Taiwan — $2.27T 📌 Note: PPP adjusts for differences in price levels, reflecting the purchasing power of each economy’s currency.

📊 MAJOR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. 1. 🇺🇸 United States ⟶ CIA. 2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom ⟶ MI6. 3. 🇷🇺 Russia ⟶ SVR. 4. 🇮🇳 India ⟶ RAW. 5. 🇮🇱 Israel ⟶ Mossad. 6. 🇨🇳 China ⟶ MSS. 7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan ⟶ ISI. 8. 🇫🇷 France ⟶ DGSE. 9. 🇩🇪 Germany ⟶ BND. 10. 🇹🇷 Turkey ⟶ MIT. 11. 🇦🇺 Australia ⟶ ASIS. 12. 🇨🇦 Canada ⟶ CSIS. 13. 🇰🇷 South Korea ⟶ NIS. 14. 🇺🇦 Ukraine ⟶ HUR / SBU. 15. 🇯🇵 Japan ⟶ CIRO. 16. 🇮🇹 Italy ⟶ AISE. 17. 🇪🇸 Spain ⟶ CNI. 18. 🇳🇱 Netherlands ⟶ AIVD. 19. 🇧🇷 Brazil ⟶ ABIN. 20. 🇵🇱 Poland ⟶ AW.

📊 TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN GLOBAL AI COMPETITIVENESS. 🇺🇸 1. United States — 78.6 🇨🇳 2. China — 36.9 🇮🇳 3. India — 21.6 🇰🇷 4. South Korea — 17.2 🇬🇧 5. United Kingdom — 16.6 🇸🇬 6. Singapore — 16.4 🇪🇸 7. Spain — 16.3 🇦🇪 8. United Arab Emirates — 16.06 🇯🇵 9. Japan — 16.04 🇨🇦 10. Canada — 15.56 📌 Source: Stanford University’s Global AI Vibrancy Report.

🇯🇵🇵🇭 Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a telephone summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., reinforcing their close partnership. Both nations share serious concerns over developments in the East China Sea and South China Sea. Ahead of next month’s ASEAN-related summits in Manila, Japan and the Philippines aim to deepen cooperation on energy security, resilient supply chains, and AI.

🇯🇵 Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launched its 10th vehicle, placing the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe into its planned orbit. The mission aims to achieve the world’s first sample return from Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, advancing planetary science and space exploration. After years of observation and a journey spanning roughly five years, MMX is expected to return samples to Earth, supporting future Mars exploration.

🇨🇳🇮🇳 China has announced export controls on tunnel-boring machines, with restrictions taking effect November 18. The move could complicate India’s procurement of tunnelling equipment for metro, railway, and strategic border projects, risking supply delays. The development underscores India’s need to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce dependence on China for critical infrastructure technology.