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Ro Khanna said he was detained by armed Israeli settlers during a West Bank visit this week, as the California Democrat weighs a possible 2028 presidential run.

Reports differ on the number rescued, with one saying 46 schoolchildren and another saying 39 schoolchildren and five teachers, after an abduction roughly two months earlier in Oyo state, Nigeria.

President Maia Sandu has designated businessman Vasile Tofan to form a new government after Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu stepped down, according to the supplied reports.

The Supreme Court stayed or paused a Madras High Court order that had imposed a blanket ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu, according to the reports.

Empery Digital said it sold roughly 1,400 BTC since May and is redirecting the proceeds toward an AI data center deal, legal bills and other expenses.

Officials said the blaze spread rapidly through a Bangkok bar late Sunday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens more.

The Berlin CDU is described as being plunged into chaos after Kai Wegner’s sudden withdrawal from the party’s top candidacy for the September Berlin election, according to a developing report from Politico’s Berlin Playbook podcast.

Both reports say Israel’s parliamentary or national election is set for October 27, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planning to run again.

Officials said France deployed two firefighting aircraft as crews worked to contain the blaze, which also forced partial closures of the A6 motorway during a busy holiday weekend.

The South Carolina Republican died after a brief and sudden illness, according to his office.

The BBC says the German discount grocer is targeting urban US markets such as Manhattan, while questions remain about whether its model can compete with Walmart.

Al Jazeera reports Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in the quarterfinals, booking a Wednesday semifinal with England. The match result is based on a single supplied source and should be treated as developing rather than independently confirmed.