An ongoing protest against land acquisition for a power project in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas took a violent turn after clashes erupted between agitating villagers and police. Protesters in large number blocked the roads and staged a massive protest against the alleged torture by the police.
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.