LIBYA: At least seven Sudanese migrants were found dead today after their vehicle broke down and left them stranded for days deep in the Libyan desert, according to an ambulance service official.

The car was carrying 34 Sudanese when it broke down after crossing Libya’s border from Chad and onto a deserted path often used by smugglers, Ebrahim Belhassan, director of the Kufra Ambulance and Emergency Services, told reporters.

SOUTH AFRICA: Rescue efforts are under way in South Africa to bring 260 workers trapped in a gold mine for a day back to the surface, the Sibanye Stillwater mining company said today.

According to the company, an initial investigation showed that a sub-shaft rock winder skip door opened at the loading point and caused some damage to the mineshaft at the Kloof mine, west of Johannesburg.

CHINA: Beijing said today that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm the US’s international standing.

Chinese students make up a large part of Harvard University’s international student population. The university enrolled 1,203 Chinese students among its 6,703 international intake in 2024.

Harvard announced yesterday that it was suing the Trump administration over the decision.

PAKISTAN: The death toll from a school bus bombing in south-west Pakistan rose to eight today after three more critically wounded children died, according to the country’s military, which blamed rival India for allegedly supporting rebels behind the attack.

A total of 53 people, including 39 children, were wounded in the attack.

The children were going to their Army Public School when the bombing happened.