Indian opposition lawmakers were briefly detained during a New Delhi march demanding the resignation of the election chief. Protesters say a nationwide voter list revision risks excluding eligible voters; the Election Commission denies wrongdoing.
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German prosecutors accuse former BND chief August Hanning of using classified material obtained from a former aide in contacts with foreign intelligence services. They say the aide supplied about 2,000 documents in exchange for payment.
Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on IceCube, a South Pole observatory that detects high-energy neutrinos from space. Its sensors use Antarctic ice to reveal rare signals from distant cosmic events.
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim control of a key Red Sea strait and the port of Mokha, but the Houthis deny the losses and other accounts leave the city’s status uncertain. The offensive has brought further strikes in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Trump’s suggestion at a Nebraska rally that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego drew applause from attendees and condemnation from California leaders. His meaning was disputed online, while the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment reported by The Guardian.
The Parti Québécois has won the most seats in Quebec’s election, putting Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on course to become premier. His pledge to hold another independence referendum presents a new challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing its treatment of Simon Andriesz, a former brokerage executive who raised concerns about alleged Lutnick-Epstein business links before his death. MPs are demanding an independent investigation.
Jim Bakker, whose PTL television ministry became an evangelical empire before collapsing amid scandal and a fraud conviction, has died at 86. His wife did not disclose a cause of death.