India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza.

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Brazil's Supreme Court has decided that social media companies can be held legally responsible for certain types of user-generated content on their platforms. The judgment opens the door for platforms to face potential fines if they fail to remove specific posts.

The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested on Thursday along with his sister.

The Israeli foreign ministry has deported six out of eight international activists who were detained in Israel after their vessel was intercepted while attempting to breach the naval blockade on Gaza. The activists were held for over 72 hours after the seizure of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday expressed his anguish following a plane crash involving a London-bound Air India flight with 53 British nationals among 242 on board, shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport.

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said on Wednesday.