- Undersea microphones developed to protect UK’s £65 billion cables from threats
- Putin lifts 30-year ban on gas mask sales amid rising war tensions
- Thousands of police protest in Paris over working conditions and pay
- Geneva talks aim to address ongoing conflict between DRC and Rwanda
- Metrolinx distributes limited-edition Lake Ontario Presto cards at Union Station
- Family sues Texas officials over woman’s death linked to abortion ban
- British mother kidnapped from her home in Blantyre, Malawi
- Russia launches drone attacks across Ukraine, killing five in 24 hours
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Vladimir Putin has approved the sale of gas masks to Russian families, lifting a ban in place since 1992 amidst rising tensions with NATO and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Negotiations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda resumed in Geneva more than a year after an initial agreement aimed at resolving their conflict. Despite ongoing talks, fighting continues in eastern Congo, particularly influenced by the activities of M23 and the presence of Rwandan forces, complicating the peace efforts.
A British national, Nusrat Osman, 47, has been abducted in Blantyre, Malawi, with police seeking information on her whereabouts and offering a reward.
Officials in Nampula have confirmed that more than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique. Around 130 people are believed to have been on board, and only five people have been rescued, officials added.
On Sunday, Israel’s military said that it was reducing its numbers of soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the area. The military stressed a “significant force” would remain in Gaza.
New Zealand authorities have announced a tightening of work visa regulations in response to what they describe as “unsustainable” levels of migration. Applicants for low-skilled positions are now required to meet English-language proficiency standards and their permitted stay has been reduced from five years to three.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into US billionaire Elon Musk after he said he would reactive X (formerly Twitter) accounts, that the judge had ordered to be blocked. Musk took to his social media platform saying that the restrictions on the X accounts had been lifted because the court order was unconstitutional.
Israel has said its military is prepared for any Iranian threat, following Monday’s attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus. Iran says seven Revolutionary Guard officers were killed in the attack, which Israel is largely believed to be behind.
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