Mehul Choksi Drops Damage Charges Against India Over 2021 'Kidnapping' Claim
The 67-year-old businessman had alleged that the Indian government, in collusion with five individuals, conspired to kidnap and torture him to extrajudicially render him to India.
A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings

Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.
Somali pirates killed oil tanker crew before rescue, official tells BBC

Piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after dropping when international naval operations began in 2011.
OpenAI Employees Warned Of Security Gaps, Company Ignored Them: Report
The warnings came months before some of OpenAI’s latest AI models escaped their testing environments and carried out actions without being instructed to do so.
South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three

Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.
Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza

Witnesses say Raseel’s tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner

“Backpack” defeated a bear known only as “910” in the final round of the annual competition.
Restaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals in South Korea

The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the “best Chinese restaurant” in South Korea.
Prison Officials Suspended After Inmates Are Found Living in Luxury

At an Indonesian prison complex near Jakarta, inspectors found expensive cars, spacious quarters with flat-screen TVs and a golf simulator under construction.