Seventh person arrested in Manchester Arena attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted how the coming together of India and Brazil strengthens the voice of global south in the international arena. He gave a call for reform of international institutions to address contemporary challenges and affirmed the resolve of India and Brazil to work together in that direction.

Two persons were killed, and three others were injured in a shooting at a hockey arena in Rhode Island, United States, according to CNN.

Speaking about the upcoming polls, Tawohidul Haque, Associate Professor and Criminologist, University of Dhaka noted, "And in a new context, the 13 national elections is going to be held." According to him, the evolving political landscape has opened space for new thinking and engagement. "The participatory aspects from the political parties where the voters have made new arena were the new thinking aspects," he said.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly killed on Tuesday (local time) in an armed attack in western Libya, Xinhua reported, citing a statement from his political team.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met the Foreign Ministers of Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Palestine, Comoros and Secretary General, League of Arab States on Friday.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "I believe it will still take some time until the legal scrapping is completed, and we have all the details of the agreement. However, we anticipate that trade and investment will increase significantly, as both sides currently face tariffs and non-tariff barriers that hinder trade and investment. The international arena has become much more complex, which is why we believe India is a major player in this global landscape, where crises are unfolding across every continent. I remain optimistic, despite the many tensions and conflicts we are seeing, brighter days will eventually come."

The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has intensified its international advocacy against alleged human rights abuses in Balochistan, staging a protest in the British city of Manchester to condemn what it describes as the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security forces.

Turkish and Libyan authorities are jointly investigating a private jet crash near Ankara that killed Libya's army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and seven others. The probe is examining technical issues, flight data and maintenance, with international agencies involved.

Libya's Army Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four others were killed in an air crash near Turkey's capital city, Ankara, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said.

Ahead of the national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, the political situation has become heated. A leader named Osman Hadi, who was one of the prominent figures in the movement against Sheikh Hasina and a potential independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shot on Friday. His condition is critical. He is also the top leader of a platform called "Inqilab Manch". This incident of violence has stirred considerable tension in the political arena.