Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Dhola-Sadia' bridge on Friday morning in Assam's Tinsukia. It is constructed above the Brahmaputra River and is more than 9.15 kilometres long, making it the nation's longest bridge. The bridge will connect Dhola in Assam to Sadiya in Arunachal Pradesh and the travel time to cross over to Sadiya near the Lohit border in Arunachal will be reduced by four hours straight.
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.