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Thousands gather for funeral prayers in Pakistan’s Peshawar after a school rooftop collapse killed at least 34 children and a teacher and injured more than 50 people. Police have attributed the collapse to weak infrastructure.

An Israeli spyware disguised as a digital advertisement firm has targeted journalists’ devices at Al Jazeera and other companies. Here is what we know.

At least three people have died and several are reported missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Istanbul, inundating homes, businesses and streets. Residents and businesses are now grappling with power and water cuts, disrupted supplies and an extensive clean-up operation.

Emergency teams are searching for 7 missing crew after two chemical tankers were attacked in the Black Sea. Fires broke out on the ships after they were hit by suspected Russian drones.

Ukrainians accuse the US of gambling with their lives as Russian strikes devastated residential buildings in the capital. President Zelenskyy says Donald Trump isn’t on the right side of history as Washington struck a diesel deal with Moscow.

China and North Korea have officially opened the New Yalu River Bridge after a 12-year delay. The 3 kilometre bridge is expected to become the main land route between the two countries as they seek to improve relations.

Flooding left vehicles piled up and people stranded inside Sao Paulo’s Anhangabau tunnel. People had to wait for the floodwaters to recede before rescue teams could reach them.

President Donald Trump says Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The organisation has wide support across the Middle East for its charitable work, but is designated a terrorist organisation by the US. El-Sayed denies ties to the group.

A woman was rescued by passersby after being swept along by floodwaters in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, as heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across Turkiye’s largest city. Several neighbourhoods were affected, with roads submerged, vehicles stranded and homes and businesses inundated.

Colombia has opened an embassy in West Jerusalem under new far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella, who is reversing his predecessor’s ‌break with Israel by also restoring a free trade agreement.

Two leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party have been jailed for five days after entering Delhi’s ‘Jantar Mantar’ protest site to demand the election chief’s resignation. The previously designated protest area recently lost its status as an authorised protest venue.

As Israelis prepare to vote, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say they have little hope of change, as they face movement restrictions, expanding settlements and the threat of forcible displacement, with no say in the Israeli elections shaping the reality they live under.

Al Jazeera’s Leila Warah reports.

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OpenAI says it discovered a hidden recording device in one of its offices, wrapped in toilet paper and tucked behind a television. The company says it used its AI models to help trace the device to a Saudi engineer who allegedly planted it. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington DC.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring at least four people, and damaging homes in the capital. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government says its offensive to retake Houthi-held territory is advancing.

Protesters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province clashed with police over emergency and governor’s rule put in place over the local government’s alleged failure to crackdown on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters. Police fired on protesters, injuring at least five people.

Katie Zacharia has held her first briefing as White House press secretary after replacing Karoline Leavitt. A former Fox News and Newsmax commentator and Trump Media adviser, she announced that Washington had asked US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.

Formula One has signed a 10-year agreement with Rwanda to bring the sport back to Africa for the first time since 1993. The African Grand Prix will be held on a circuit in Bugesera, near the capital Kigali, from the early 2030s.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank where Israeli forces raided several NGOs, including the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and a prison support and human rights association. They also stormed the courtyard of a government hospital.

A protester wearing a ‘Release the Epstein files’ shirt was punched by Trump supporters at a Republican rally in Youngstown, Ohio. The US president mocked the protester as law enforcement officers took them away.

Police in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Authorities allege they were obstructing police duties.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addresses the Shura Council and emphasises the need for stability and safety in the region and that mediation efforts do not hinder Qatar’s right to defend its own sovereignty.

One person has died and several others were injured in an incident at Six Flags ‘Over Georgia’ theme park near Atlanta. Witnesses reported seeing a man fall from the Goliath rollercoaster, but authorities have not confirmed how the person died.