GERMANY: The German government said today that it’s lifting its restrictions on exports of military equipment to Israel, weeks after the ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in early August that Berlin wouldn’t authorise any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.” It was a response to a decision by Israel to occupy Gaza City.

SOUTH KOREA: South Korea proposed talks with North Korea to clarify the rivals’ border line and ease military tensions, saying today that North Korean soldiers’ repeated border intrusions have raised worries about an armed clash.

South Korea’s military says it has been firing warning shots to repel North Korean troops who allegedly violated the military demarcation line numerous times since they began engaging in work to boost front-line defences last year. North Korea has denied the accusation, saying its soldiers worked within the North’s territory.

NIGERIA: Gunmen attacked a high school in north-western Nigeria before dawn today and abducted 25 schoolgirls, police said. One member of staff at the school was killed and another wounded in the latest incident of school abductions in Nigeria’s northern region. 

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions from the boarding school in Kebbi state.

VIETNAM: Heavy rain swept through central Vietnam today, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven and injuring dozens.

The deluges have wrought widespread destruction across a region already battered by floods from record rainfall and typhoon Kalmaegi.

Rainfall through Wednesday is expected to reach 12–24 inches in parts of central Vietnam.