Authorities in Colombia have intercepted more than eight tonnes of cocaine, in what they claim to be the country's largest seizure ever. The drugs were found 2.5 metres underground in a banana farm in Turbo, about 490 kilometres (304 miles) from the capital, Bogota.
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.