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US judge orders curbs on ICE agents’ actions against Minnesota protesters

A federal judge in Minnesota issued an injunction restricting ICE and other federal immigration agents from retaliating against or using crowd-control weapons on peaceful protesters and observers monitoring immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues xAI over Grok-generated sexually exploitative deepfakes

Ashley St Clair, mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, sued Musk’s AI company xAI alleging Grok enabled users to generate nonconsensual sexualised deepfake images of her. The suit comes as California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent xAI a cease-and-desist demand to stop creation and distribution of such imagery, growing international scrutiny of Grok.

Deadly floods and mass evacuations across southern Africa during intensified rains

Torrential rains across southern Africa killed more than 100 people and triggered mass evacuations and rescue operations as further flooding alerts were issued.

Israeli attacks kill Palestinians in Gaza as a technocratic governance committee meets in Cairo

Israeli attacks killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza as a planned Palestinian technocratic committee met in Cairo to prepare phase two of President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

Five activists face UK court case over break-in and damage at RAF Brize Norton

Five pro-Palestinian activists pleaded not guilty in London to breaking into RAF Brize Norton and spraying red paint on two Voyager aircraft.

Australia’s under-16 social media ban leads to 4.7 million accounts being revoked

Social media companies revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia under a law banning social media use for users under 16, officials said.

US seizes another Venezuelan-linked oil tanker as Venezuela’s interim government promises oil-law reforms

US forces seized the oil tanker Veronica in the Caribbean as Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez told parliament that legislation governing the oil sector would be reformed.

Two killed in Thailand crane collapse a day after another crane killed 32

A crane collapse in Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok killed two people and injured five, one day after another crane fell onto a train in northeast Thailand and killed 32.

US sanctions Iranian officials as Iran protests face crackdown and internet blackout

The United States imposed new sanctions on Iranian political and security officials, including Ali Larijani, over Iran’s crackdown on antigovernment protesters as Iran imposed an internet blackout and deaths were reported by activist groups and the government.

Israeli raids, arrests and home demolitions across the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces carried out raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining and interrogating more than 80 Palestinians, wounding one man, and demolishing at least one home.

Iran temporarily closed airspace to most commercial flights during US attack threats

Iran temporarily closed its airspace to most commercial flights for several hours on Thursday as US President Donald Trump threatened to attack the country.

French government survives two no-confidence votes over MERCOSUR deal

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in France’s parliament that were filed by National Rally and France Unbowed to protest the EU’s MERCOSUR trade agreement.

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