Pakistan’s army claimed on Saturday that two civilians were killed by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the first such conflict since a ceasefire in 2021 between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.

The family of a lorry driver killed in a ferry terminal crash have said he will be “sorely missed”.

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow began turning back on Saturday, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power, in a move their leader said would avoid bloodshed.

Hundreds of same-sex couples and transgender people in Mexico City celebrated weddings and the completion of administrative processes to change their gender on Friday, in a mass ceremony a day before the city’s annual gay pride march.

Eight Chinese warplanes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and approached within 24 nautical miles (44.4 km) of Taiwan’s coast on Saturday, the island’s defence ministry said.

The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing the key waterway, the canal authority said, after much-needed rain provided relief to the strained maritime passage.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called key ally South Korea to discuss the results of his visit to China this month, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.

Sudan’s two-month-long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashing in several areas on Friday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on the final day of a state visit where he agreed new defence and technology cooperation and addressed challenges posed by China.

Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for an armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed 2,000 of his fighters and vowed to stop what he called its “evil”.

Beijing on Friday upgraded its warning for hot weather to “red” – the highest in a colour-coded alert system – saying most parts of the Chinese capital could roast in temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

An Oregon county on Thursday sued Exxon (XOM.N), Chevron (CVX.N), other major oil and coal companies, and industry groups, seeking over $50 billion to counter the harms caused by extreme weather fueled by climate change.