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India has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary forces in central New Delhi and restricted transport ahead of a Saturday protest by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party. The demonstration demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a voter roll revision that removed over 130 million names.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that resuming peace talks with Ukraine is unlikely, pointing to UAV attacks on Moscow during last month's parliamentary election. The Kremlin said the strikes effectively cut off the chance of restarting trilateral talks, while a new U.S.-Russia diesel deal drew criticism from Kyiv and European allies.
Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer last month have been recovered, Mayor Bryan Masson said Friday. Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft, though authorities have not said where the works were found or in what condition.
An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon's Hermel district near the Syrian border wounded six people, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, including five Syrian nationals and one Lebanese citizen. Israel's military said it targeted a "Syrian terrorist" it alleged was operating under Iranian direction and planning attacks on Israeli forces in southern Syria.
Clashes between communities in Rumbek, the capital of South Sudan's Lakes State, killed 71 people, including four soldiers, according to the interim government. Authorities say security forces have retaken control of the town after a group from outside tried to seize it.
JR Kyushu has fully restored all of its rail lines affected by the Kumamoto earthquake, bringing services back to normal by the end of July, 74 days after the disaster. The complete reopening is viewed as a significant step in rebuilding the region's transport infrastructure.
A US federal judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully collected state voter rolls to cross-check them against federal immigration databases and flag voters deemed ineligible. The 78-page decision, issued after a Common Cause lawsuit, found the administration underestimated the risk that inaccurate SAVE database records could wrongly remove eligible citizens. The Justice Department says it is reviewing the ruling.
A controversial trial that will withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been approved by a Danish ethics committee and local officials. The study, championed by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, plans to enroll 14,000 infants, a move critics call deeply unethical.
A Mexican court has convicted three men over the 2024 killings of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, who were shot dead during a surfing trip in Baja California. The victims' families testified during the trial in Ensenada, describing their loss as unbearable.
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war' amid continuing clashes between Houthi forces and the internationally recognized government. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government urged the Council to act against Houthi escalation.
