Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Cairo, Israel pounds the Palestinian enclave
By Reuters As the latest talks were underway, residents and health officials said Israeli planes and tanks continued to pound areas across the Palestinian enclave overnight, killing and wounding several people.
Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
By Reuters With nearly a billion voters and more than 800 million internet users, tackling the spread of misinformation is a high stakes job.
Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar, probe India link
By Reuters The trio, all Indian nationals, were arrested in the city of Edmonton in Alberta on Friday, police said. They are due to arrive in British Columbia by Monday.
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 39, some 70 still missing
By Reuters President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traveled to the state on Thursday to visit affected locations and discuss rescue efforts with the governor.
Bodies found in Mexico where Australian, US tourists missing, sources say
By Reuters The three men were on vacation surfing in the municipality of Ensenada, about 90 minutes south of the US-Mexico border.
Indian wrestlers upset as Modi’s party fields controversial lawmaker’s son in polls
By Reuters Top Indian Olympic wrestlers criticised BJP for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections who was charged with sexually harassing female wrestlers.
China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
By Reuters Chang’e-6 is tasked with landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon after which it will retrieve and return samples.
Turkey halts all trade with Israel, cites worsening Palestinian situation
By Reuters The two countries had a trade volume of $6.8 billion in 2023.
Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
By Reuters Demonstrators have called on US President Joe Biden to do more to stop the bloodshed in Gaza and demanded schools divest from companies that support Israel’s government.
Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind
By Reuters Taliban acting commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi said that technical teams would draw up a written agreement within two months on the formal plans for the hub.
Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says
By Reuters Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Petro of being “antisemitic and full of hate”.
Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister
By Reuters Manele is a former diplomat who entered parliament in 2014, and travelled to China as foreign minister in 2019 to formalise Solomon Islands’ switch in diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing.
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
By Reuters Kenya’s national highways authority said it had closed a section of a highway leading to the city and at least three other roads across the country due to flooding and debris.
Los Angeles campus protests over Gaza war erupt into violent clashes between rival groups
By Reuters As student rallies have spread to dozens of schools across the US in recent days expressing opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, police have been called in to quell or clear protests.
Denmark to restrict Ozempic, other GLP-1 drugs, to treat type 2 diabetes
By Reuters Demand for Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic has soared as many people have started using the diabetes drug for its weight-loss effects.