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A man in Chicago fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security said, but the Chicago Police Department said it did not find anyone injured.

A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, killing seven people and damaging large energy infrastructure facilities in three regions, Ukrainian officials said.

The U.S. government approved a sale of sniper rifles to a deadly police unit in Brazil last year, overriding concerns from the U.S. ambassador and other diplomats that the arms could be used in extrajudicial killings, according to three current and former U.S. officials and documents seen by Reuters.

Civilians in al-Fashir were shot in the streets, targeted in drone strikes and crushed by trucks, witnesses to the first days of the RSF’s takeover described to Reuters, providing a glimpse into the violent capture of one of Sudan’s largest cities.

The United States and Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, with the European Union confirming it would follow suit.

The U.S. government said President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal conviction in New York should be thrown out, because it was based on improper evidence and a legal theory preempted by federal law.

Azerbaijan does not plan to send peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete halt to fighting there between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani government source told Reuters.

A majority of judges on a panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Friday to reject former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal challenging his 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup to remain in power after the 2022 presidential election.

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad handed over the body of a deceased hostage on Friday as part of the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed a new commander responsible for drone air defences, seen as a critical element in defending against the threat of Russian drones.