PAKISTAN: Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 54 people in the country’s east, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said today.

Flash floods hit several villages as the country experiences 82 per cent more rainfall this month compared to the same period of last year, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said.

Since June 26, there have been 178 deaths in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan, officials said.

UNITED STATES: Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people were set to take place today at more than 1,600 across the country.

The Good Trouble Lives On national day of action honoured the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis.

SOUTH KOREA: Two days of heavy downpours have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said today.

The heavy rain has also caused the evacuation of 1,382 people from their homes, the ministry said in a statement, adding 46 flights had been cancelled.

HUNGARY: The government banned three Ukrainian military officials from its territory today over the death in Ukraine of a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen, as diplomatic relations between the countries continue to deteriorate.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban last week accused Ukrainian authorities of beating the man to death during his mobilisation in the Ukrainian military.

Ukraine denies the allegations and claims that the man was a Ukrainian citizen.