Heavy rains have been lashing the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand over the past few weeks

More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a massive wave of water surged down the mountains into Dharali village, submerging roads and buildings in its path.

The Brazilian Supreme Court has issued a house arrest order for former President Jair Bolsonaro.

He is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup in January 2023.

The decision, issued yesterday, comes a day after protests in support of the former far-right president were held across Brazil.

Bolsonaro is accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election, won by his left-wing opponent and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

At least 68 African refugees and migrants have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen.

More than 74 others remain missing, according to the United Nations migration agency.

Abdusattor Esoev, the head of the UN’s International Organization for Migration in Yemen, revealed that there were 154 Ethiopians aboard.

Protests have rocked Angola due to a hike in fuel prices leading to protests. Four people have been confirmed dead with more injured in the run down with the Police. People are responding to government’s decision earlier this month to raise the price of diesel by 30% This has impacted transport fares by minibus taxis, the leading transport means many Angolans use.

Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region.

The Angara airlines An-24 plane, carrying 42 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk close to the Chinese border and vanished from radar screens as it approached Tynda airport, officials said.

Amur's regional governor Vasily Orlov said "all necessary resources" had been deployed to find the plane. Five children were among those on board, he added.

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