Brazilian police said Tuesday they released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at least two people.

Rafah: With no end to the war sight, Palestinians in Gaza began fasting Monday for the holy month of Ramzan as hunger worsens across the strip and pressure is raised on Israel over the growing humanitarian crisis.

Bucharest: Internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania for 24 hours on a British warrant, with the Bucharest Court of Appeals scheduled to decide on whether to extradite him.

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea with missiles on Monday, producing an explosion near the vessel but causing no damage, authorities said.

Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia's Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said on Monday.

At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.

Wilmington: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "hurting Israel more than helping Israel" in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Impelsys, a leading global provider of platforms, technology solutions, and services, successfully hosted an IT Executive Summit on Cloud and Generative AI in New York. The summit, held on the sidelines of the AWS Publishing Symposium, brought together executives and thought leaders from the publishing world to explore cutting-edge advancements in cloud and AI.