Washington: Microsoft has terminated two employees following their participation in an unauthorized vigil held outside the company’s headquarters to honor Palestinian lives lost in Gaza. The vigil, organized independently by employees during lunch hours on Thursday, was held in memory of the Palestinians killed in what critics have called Israel’s “genocidal assault” on Gaza. Microsoft confirmed the terminations on Friday, stating that the employees were dismissed "in accordance with internal policy."

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that Israel's attack on Iran this weekend “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed,” though he stopped short of calling for retaliation.

Ramat Hasharon (Israel): Protesters disrupted a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony Sunday remembering the victims of Hamas' attack on southern Israel last year.

Lahore has again been ranked the most polluted city in the world, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 228, deemed "very unhealthy," according to IQAir's latest global air quality report. The rankings reveal that air pollution remains a significant issue, with two Indian cities, New Delhi and Mumbai, also among the top ten.

Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, Palestinian medical officials said.

Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while describing mail ballots as a “recipe for fraud."

London: Thieves with a nose for fine cheese have pulled off a massive cheddar ripoff in London.

Sydney: Three men died after two light planes collided midair and crashed into a forested area southwest of Sydney on Saturday.