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Two explosions have hit a fireworks facility in Tultepec, Mexico, sending a spectacular mix of flames and explosions into the air. The building was flattened but no injuries were reported.

Iran is betting global economic fallout from the war and Republicans worried about the midterms will force President Trump to back down first. That’s according to Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow who told ‘This is America’ that Tehran is playing a game of ‘chicken’.

Israeli soldiers blocked Knesset member Ofer Cassif from reaching a Palestinian family home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, where settlers have maintained a 17-day siege. Cassif eventually reached the families and expressed his support.

Hundreds of students clashed with police on Tuesday in India’s Bihar state over alleged paper leaks in a highly competitive state-level exam. The test, which was conducted over a year ago, is held to recruit officers for the state administration.

It’s been one year since AP journalist Mariam Dagga was killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Her father, Riyad Dagga, is still waiting for justice.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on his first foreign trip, with Britain pledging to give cruise missile designs to Ukraine. The visit happened as Russia and Ukraine intensify long-range strikes.

A Thai vendor confronted Israeli tourists outside his shop on the island of Phuket, waving a Palestinian flag and chanting ‘Free Palestine’ before asking them to leave. He said he was provoked by one of the group, who’d been shouting ‘Free Israel’.

Deploying two US carrier strike groups to the Middle East represents a significant concentration of firepower, limiting carrier availability elsewhere. Former head of US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral John Miller told Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ it comes at a cost.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Syria is ‘shaking off a dark burden’ after the US removed it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Syria had been on the list since 1979, and its removal opens the country to outside investors.

An investigation by Amnesty International says the Indian government used lethal weapons, including pellet-firing shotguns, grenades, batons and electric shock devices against Cockroach Janta Party-led protesters. The Modi government has denied it used excessive force.

Sliman Mansour, the iconic Palestinian artist whose work became a symbol of resistance, has died at age 79. His art preserved Palestinian culture and heritage while documenting decades of struggle, displacement, and perseverance.

Ahmad Hassoun, a top religious official under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime in Syria, has been sentenced to life in prison. Known as the ‘barrel bomb mufti’, Hassoun was found guilty of committing war crimes during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

Trabzonspor’s president reacted in disbelief after Mohamed Salah had a goal disallowed to deny him a hat-trick on his first Turkish Super Lig start for the club. The new Egyptian signing scored twice, but also had two efforts ruled out in a 2-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.

Footage filmed by a climber on Mont Blanc shows rocks cascading down the Goûter Couloir, known as ‘Death Pass’. The climber and his partner stopped to help others escape the rockfall as debris fell around them.

Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup ball has sold for $3.35m. Maradona scored against England with his hand, later calling it the ‘Hand of God’. Four minutes later, he beat five players to score the ‘Goal of the Century’. Argentina won 2-1 and went on to lift the World Cup.

A fast-moving wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced 42,000 people to evacuate and put another 45,000 on alert. Six people have been injured and several homes burned. Officials say the fire was human-caused and is under investigation.

Exit polls give Kazakhstan’s pro-Tokayev Adilet party about 70 percent of the vote in the country’s parliamentary elections. The result tightens President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in the major oil, uranium and minerals exporter with close ties to Russia and China.

A large forest fire is threatening homes near residential areas of Mamak on the outskirts of the Turkish capital, Ankara.

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Winds reaching around 120 km/h swept through Forlì in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, pushing and overturning four light aircraft on the airport tarmac. The severe weather forced the temporary closure of Forlì Airport for about an hour.

Israel is moving forward with its ‘E1’ plan. What is it and why could it threaten the future of a Palestinian state? Al Jazeera’s Lina Sirine explains.

Two people were killed and five others injured after a massive Ganesha idol fell onto a crowd during a procession in Mumbai, India. Devotees carry these idols through the streets before immersing them in the Arabian Sea as part of the annual 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Former Colombia President, Gustavo Petro, says restoring ties with Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu is in power ‘applauds the Gaza genocide’. Colombia’s new right-wing government restored ties with Israel, two years after Petro severed diplomatic relations.