GERMANY: A federal court ordered the suspension today of a ban on the far-right magazine Compact that the government imposed last month, ruling that it can keep publishing while judges consider the company’s appeal.

The interior minister banned the publication last month, describing it as a “central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene” that “agitates in unspeakable ways” against Jews, migrants and democracy.

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NEW ZEALAND: A foodbank in Auckland unknowingly distributed sweets with potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels after they were donated by a member of the public, it said today.

Auckland City Mission said that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweet.

Three people were treated in hospital after consuming them, authorities said.

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UNITED STATES: A police officer who fatally shot a pregnant woman who he suspected of shoplifting in Ohio last year was charged on Tuesday with her murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault.

A grand jury in Colombus found sufficient evidence to file the charges against Connor Grubb for the incident that killed 21-year-old mother of two Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn daughter.  

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PUERTO RICO: Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane today as it rained down on San Juan, following a rampage in the north-east Caribbean, causing power cuts.

The storm is forecast to move through open waters for the rest of the week and approach Bermuda tomorrow, with the security minister warning that residents must prepare for conditions to worsen.