Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, apparently confirming his death in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

New Delhi: A social media post is doing rounds with the claim that a Mauritania flight carrying 210 Haj pilgrims crashed off the Red Sea coast, while en-route to Saudi Arabia. However upon running a fact-check the claim was found to be false.

The US said it is using "every tool in our tool chest” to vet those coming into the country, including students, amid reports the Trump administration is ordering its embassies and consular sections abroad to halt scheduling new student visa interviews as it considers social media vetting for such individuals.

Muwasi (Gaza Strip): An AP journalist says Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while giant crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution centre in southern Gaza.

Kathmandu: Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain.

Jake Wood, executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has resigned just hours before the launch of a highly contentious new aid programme in Gaza. His resignation has intensified scrutiny of the programme, which has already drawn criticism over its ties to Israel and its potential humanitarian consequences.

A Saudi Arabian official has denied reports about lifting the long-standing alcohol ban that has been in place in the Kingdom for over 70 years, according to news agency Reuters.

Jordan and Norway have jointly called for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, alongside unrestricted humanitarian access and renewed commitment to the two-state solution as the path to lasting peace in the region.