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South Africa urges the UN's top court to order a halt to Israel's offensive in Rafah. Slovak authorities charge the suspect in the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico with attempted murder. Chinese and Russian leaders discuss cooperation, peace and common development as Vladimir Putin continues his state visit to China.

Officials in Slovakia say they expect Prime Minister Robert Fico to survive after he was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to flee Israel's bombardment in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. China and Russia agree to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership during the Russian president's state visit to China.

The UN calls for a probe into the attack on a UN convoy in Rafah which killed one Indian staff member and injured another. Donald Trump's former lawyer discloses more details about the former president's secret reimbursement plan for a hush money payment. Ukraine says Russia has launched a series of airstrikes on its second largest city.

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), a technology that came into being half a century ago, has recently come into the spotlight owing to a series of new breakthroughs. What happens when brainwaves become data? What if you could achieve digital immortality with unlimited capacity for thought?

The former lawyer of Donald Trump takes the stand in the former U.S. president's hush money trial. The Israeli army intensifies offensive inside the Gaza Strip. Flash floods kill over 300 people in northern Afghanistan, while recent heatwaves take a toll on Thailand's agricultural sector.

The number of extreme weather-related deaths rises above 400 in Afghanistan, Brazil. Israel sends tanks into northern Gaza after heavy aerial and ground bombardments. China and the U.S. are planning to host a summit on methane and non-CO2 greenhouse gases during the UN COP29 climate conference.