Two senior Reform UK officials stepped down after a Channel 4 investigation alleged the party arranged for a foreign company to fund political polling. Reform denies wrongdoing and says it was targeted by a hoax, while Labour has asked police to investigate.
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Two hydropower workers were rescued alive from Nepal’s Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after devastating floods. Hundreds of workers remain missing at hydropower projects across the country, with many believed trapped underground.
Federal prosecutors accuse Missouri House candidate Thomas Christopher Ross of conspiring to plant cocaine and Adderall on Republican primary rival Louise Secker. Ross defeated Secker by 33 votes, and the state GOP chairman has called on him to withdraw.
Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. is investigating Iranian Red Crescent reports that shrapnel from an American missile strike hit a wedding in southern Iran. The humanitarian group said at least four people were killed and dozens wounded.
Israel released Lebanese civilian Malek Ghazi while a southern Lebanese village leader said Israeli forces detained three farmers. The developments come as US-mediated talks remain stalled over detainees, Hezbollah’s disarmament, Lebanese army deployment and an Israeli withdrawal.
Federal prosecutors have charged ICE officer Christian Castro with lying to investigators about the January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minnesota. Castro also faces state assault charges, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has refused to extradite him.
The Athletic found former NFL reporter Dianna Russini violated newsroom standards by failing to disclose a close relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The internal review found no clear evidence that her coverage promoted Vrabel or his teams.
Spanish rescuers found 44 survivors and five bodies on a boat that had drifted for 27 days off the Canary Islands. A migrant aid group says 83 people died, a toll authorities have not confirmed.