A quick round up of the day's top three stories: Court allows IPL's inaugural match in Bombay amid the debate over Maharashtra drought, France clears controversial law to punish clients of prostitutes, and Virat, Anushka spark patch-up buzz.
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.