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The husband of India’s finance minister, one of the most powerful positions in Narendra Modi’s gov’t, has joined mass protests, led by the cockroach movement, against voter-list revision. Parakala Prabhakar says removing millions of registered voters is threatening democracy.

Fighting over disputed land and water in Ethiopia’s Moyale border region has driven tens of thousands of people into Kenya. At least 30,000 displaced people need aid, shelter and medical care.

Israel has revoked travel authorisation for US Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander after he was detained while harvesting olives with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank last week.

Months of forest fires and toxic haze in Indonesia has severely disrupted daily life. The crisis has caused widespread health problems, forcing schools to close and leaving businesses across the country struggling.

Argentina’s farmers are evacuating their cattle by boat to higher ground as El Nino raises water levels and takes away their land for grazing.

Former President Barack Obama mocked the Trump administration for mobilising a government-wide response to his joke comparing the White House renovations to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory restaurant.

Serbians stormed a TV studio and confronted its editor-in-chief after a student-led protest movement swept into power during national elections. A regional public broadcaster also apologised for years of one-sided reporting, raising hopes for a new era in the country’s media.

A deadly train crash fuelled anger in Spain as far-right demonstrators clashed with police during an anti-government protest in Madrid. Hundreds demanded the transport minister’s resignation amid questions over the authorities’ handling of the disaster, which killed 68 people.

Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested in the capital, Jakarta, and other cities against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, including the handling of ongoing forest fires and government spending priorities.

At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, making it Spain’s deadliest rail disaster in over a decade. The crash comes less than a year after another deadly collision, raising concerns over rail safety.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner, accusing the ‘colonial’ West of still trying to exploit the continent’s resources. The Kremlin is hosting a two-day Russia-Africa Summit.

All of Stephen Mwiti Joseph’s children are presumed dead after his wife abducted them to follow self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie into Kenya’s Shakahola Forest. A court found Mackenzie guilty of the murder of 191 people, with his cult alleged to have forced children to starve so they could “meet Jesus”.

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has condemned anti-Muslim election rhetoric, warning of its impact on the community during a press conference in Michigan. Tlaib said the hateful political adverts on television have also affected her own family.

Jordan’s air strikes in southern Syria killed at least seven people, including three children. Here are their stories.

Pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, is changing its strategy, ending candidate endorsements and direct campaign contributions. As Democrats distance themselves from the group, is its influence fading or simply changing? Zeena Aqel breaks it down.

‘Zionism and the state of Israel is a racist enterprise’
Rami Khouri, a public policy fellow with the American University of Beirut challenges the idea that a strong IsraelI-Arab bloc result signals any positive shift in Israeli society, arguing that it will never change.

Three major Chinese brands have ended partnerships with French football star Kylian Mbappe after his comments about a meme, showing his head on Mao Zedong’s body, sparked a backlash. Mbappe has apologised but the controversy has drawn criticism from Chinese fans.

Flavio Bolsonaro’s former campaign manager, Rogerio Marinho, says the senator did not inform him that he planned to flee the country. Reports suggest Bolsonaro secretly left Brazil for Florida after losing Sunday’s presidential election and amid a police investigation into money-laundering.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the prospect of working with Arab parties to form a government ‘a disgrace and a shame’. But exit polls show neither his party nor the opposition are projected to secure the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority.

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says millions of Israelis voted for change, tired of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘lies’. In his first public comment after polls closed, Eisenkot warned rival Netanyahu not to use Israel’s security to ‘serve his political interests’.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised Flavio Bolsonaro for leaving the country amid reports he was headed to the US. Bolsonaro reportedly fled after election defeat, and a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports amid a money-laundering probe.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani in Moscow on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit in Moscow. They discussed energy cooperation and how to enhance bilateral relations, according to Iranian state media.