Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Asian Business Leaders' Conclave 2016 in Malaysia via video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said presently the main agenda of his government is to clean the system from black money and corruption. He added that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is expected to be implemented in 2017.
8:5A Haaretz investigation alleges that UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, warning that Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation.
8:7German police launched a major security operation after suspected improvised rocket-launch devices were reportedly discovered near a power substation close to the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany.