International

France24 : The Gaza war, triggered by Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, has drawn in Tehran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East, repeatedly heightening fears of a broader regional conflagration.In the latest flare-up between Israel and Hamas-ally Hezbollah, the Lebanese group on Sunday launched rockets and drones in retaliation for a top commander’s killing as Israel carried out air raids the military said thwarted a larger attack.Israel swiftly revoked a state of emergency declared early on Sunday, and Hezbollah...

AFP : A safety advisor working for Reuters was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, the global news agency said on Sunday, as Kyiv claimed further advances into Russia’s Kursk region.Ukraine meanwhile accused neighbouring Moscow-allied Belarus — which allowed Russia to use its territory as a launchpad for the February 2022 invasion — of “concentrating” troops on the border and warned it to stop “unfriendly” actions.In another bloody day in the two-and-a-half-year war, Russian attacks...

AFP : Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.Nineteen others were injured and more than 30,000 households have been affected in 13 provinces across north and south over the past 10 days, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in statement.Among the deaths were 10 people, including tourists, who were killed when a landslide slammed into...

Agency : Japan’s outspoken, social media-savvy digital transformation minister announced Monday that he was running to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister, saying he would look beyond domestic affairs and “help steer the world”.Taro Kono, 61, who was formerly the minister for foreign affairs, became the third lawmaker to declare their candidacy in a key vote next month to choose the ruling party’s president — and by extension, Japan’s next leader.He joins ex-defence minister Shigeru Ishiba, 67, and former economic...

AFP : Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a “war” against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes.Following a crisis meeting of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s cabinet, Environment Minister Marina Silva announced a “war against the fire” and said federal police were investigating the “atypical situation” that has caused extensive damage....

Deutsche Welle : Solingen Mayor Tim Kurzbach welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday morning in the wake of a fatal knife attack that killed three people. Speaking in the town, Scholz called for stricter knife laws and said questions must be answered about the failed deportation of the 26-year-old Syrian suspect.The alleged attacker has been in custody since Saturday evening facing various charges, including suspected murder and membership of the “Islamic State” group.Scholz expects new weapons regulations ‘very quickly’Scholz’s...

Times of India : India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a remand note to a trial court seeking judicial custody of Sanjay Roy, the lone suspect arrested in the R G Kar Hospital rape-murder case. The remand note, presented on Friday, makes no mention of “gang rape” or the possible involvement of more than one person in the crime that took place on August 9.The parents of the victim, a postgraduate medical student, have alleged that their daughter was...