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Two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, carried out a six-hour spacewalk outside the ISS on Oct. 16, 2025. They installed the Ekran-M semiconductor experiment for growing ultra-thin materials in microgravity and safely jettisoned an outdated high-definition camera that will burn up upon re-entry.

The WMO reports Earth’s atmospheric CO₂ reached 422.8 ppm in 2024 — the biggest annual rise ever recorded. Driven by fossil-fuel emissions, wildfires, and weakening carbon sinks, the surge intensifies global warming. Scientists warn that delayed emission cuts could entrench irreversible changes in weather, ecosystems, and sea levels.

Former Assassin's Creed franchise boss, Marc-Alexis Coté, has said he did not leave Ubisoft and was instead asked to "step aside" by the company. According to the former Ubisoft executive, the company decided to hand over Assassin's Creed leadership to someone else as part of its new organisational structure.

Shakthi Thirumagan, starring Vijay Antony and directed by Arun Prabhu, was released in theatres on September 19th. Now the film is set for its digital debut on JioHotstar this month. While the movie didn't achieve much success at the box office, the cast was appreciated by both fans and critics. Apart from Vijay, Shakthi Thirumagan also stars Kannan, Krish Hassan, Vagai Chandrasekhar, and Cell Murugan.