El-Sayed's victory sends tremors through Democratic Party
It was largely a good night for Trump-backed Republicans, who earned a few victories in their primaries.
John James won Michigan's Republican nomination for governor despite being heavily outspent by his wealthy opponent. Trump not only endorsed James but appeared on stage with him last week.
In Kansas, Republicans opted for the Trump favourite for governor amidst a crowded field. And in the Washington state race to replace outgoing Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse, Amanda McKinney, the president's pick, also finished first.
The 71
Left-wing political outsider wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan
The November midterm elections will determine the balance of power in Washington for the last two years of President Donald Trump's time in office.
Trump declared the Michigan Senate result "Great news for the Republican Party".
In his post on Truth Social, Trump referred to the Democratic Party as the "Dumocrats", and claimed their "crazy policies will only get worse!"
After a bruising and sometimes bitter campaign, El-Sayed hinted at bridge-building when he addressed supporters on Tuesday night, before the outcome
South Africa plans new rules on ex-leaders' foreign trips after Zuma's visit to India
In 2022, the commission concluded that Zuma had hired and fired ministers central to the running of the country's economy at the behest of the Gupta family.
The South African authorities ended up cancelling their arrest warrant for Ajay Gupta. The two younger Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh, went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where a court in 2023 turned down a South African request to extradite them
Zuma has since been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the
UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
In a statement, Türk urged Iranian authorities to halt all executions and move toward the abolition of the death penalty, saying that "such punishment has no place in our world".
As well as expressing alarm at the rise in executions, he said the persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees was "deeply troubling", with confessions allegedly obtained under torture and other ill-treatment.
"Several executions have reportedly been carried out in public. Some have reportedly been carried out only weeks after arrest,
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say.
A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police.
A second unidentified object then collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport. Minor damage was detected on the aircraft after it landed in Hanover.
German airports are on high alert following a series of unauthorised drone flights in recent months over sensitive sites including military bases, airports, energy terminals
Nigeria's president orders a 80% salary increase for junior soldiers
Announcing the salary hikes, the president praised the courage and sacrifices of members of the armed forces confronting "the scourge of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism".
"The men and women who help to keep us safe in our homes must be supported and appreciated in the course of their duties to our nation," he said in a statement.
"I urge our servicemen to take our gesture as a sign of our deep appreciation of the services they render to our fatherland. Together we shall prevail over the enemies intent on
Waste workers help find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy
A lottery player who accidentally binned a €1m (£857,158) winning-ticket may be the luckiest man in Italy after refuse workers found the missing slip.
The anonymous player disposed of the ticket in a shop in Bitonto, southern Italy, after checking his numbers and being told it was "non-payable".
The man only realised he threw away a winning ticket after a relative pointed out the numbers he always played had been drawn.
It sparked a two-day search
Record heatwave in South Korea as temperatures soar to 42.5C
South Korea is struggling against the effects of a blistering heatwave which has brought its highest ever temperatures.
A high of 42.5C was recorded on Sunday in the southern city of Yangsan, the country's highest temperature since modern record keeping began.
At least 19 people have died during the heatwave, according to authorities, and Seoul is under a severe heat warning for the first time under a system established this year by the government to respond to rising temperatures.
BBC's Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon has
Pakistan restricts international media reporting
Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.
The new rules - called the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines, 2026 - do not set out how long gaining permission, known as a No Objection Certificate or NOC, can take.
Foreign journalists already require NOCs and can wait months for permissions or never receive an answer - severely curtailing their ability to report breaking news
What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?
The science and probably the first images might come from powerful telescopes in the Americas where the sky was still dark. Even then, turning the detection of a 14m object hitting a daylight part of the lunar surface i385,000km away won't be easy but not impossible.
Image processing to clean up the picture can take hours, days or even weeks, as scientists check and process the data.
But the sight of the new crater from the orbiting spacecraft will be eagerly anticipated