Dezi Freeman had a well-documented hatred of authority
A fugitive who allegedly murdered two officers in a small rural town in Australia's Victoria is being helped by some members of the community, police have said.
Dezi Freeman has been on the run since last Tuesday, when police arrived at his Porepunkah property to execute a search warrant, reportedly relating to a sex crimes investigation.
Mr Freeman, a known conspiracy theorist, escaped into thick bushland bordering the property, with a massive manhunt for him now in its seventh day.
His wife, Amalia Freeman, had earlier urged him to turn himself in and offered her condolences to the families of the officers he is alleged to have killed.
Victoria Police - which has previously appealed for Mr Freeman to surrender - say there had still been no sighting of the 56-year-old.
"People know the whereabouts of the person who has killed two cops," Superintendent Brett Kahan said in an update on Monday.
"You are committing an extremely serious crime by harbouring or assisting in the escape of Dezi Freeman."
He declined to specify how many people police suspected, or whether they were locals in the town of Porepunkah or nearby areas.
Police had arrested and promptly released Ms Freeman and a 15-year-old when raiding another Porepunkah property on Thursday night, but have not provided any additional information.
Ms Freeman said her and her children "respected the important work of Victoria Police and do not hold anti-authority views," in a statement released by her lawyers.
Heavily armed police, helicopters and armoured vehicles have now been searching the area where Mr Freeman disappeared for almost a week.
Victoria Police say a thorough risk assessment was conducted before 10 officers had travelled to his property, but specialist police support had not been requested.
Sergio Gor shares a close relationship with US President Donald Trump and his family
He's published books authored by Donald Trump, raised millions for his 2024 campaign, and helped him staff Washington with loyalists during the US president's second term.
Now Sergio Gor is set to become Trump's man in India, while also overseeing US relations with other South and Central Asian countries.
Last week, Trump announced that he was promoting Gor, his personnel chief, to be the next US Ambassador to India. He called Gor a "great friend" and someone he could "fully trust" to deliver on the agenda.
The 38-year-old's appointment comes at a time when relations between the two countries have become strained due to Trump's punishing tariffs on India.
Gor's appointment has evoked mixed reactions in India, with some observers saying that having a close Trump aide in the post is a positive sign for India-US ties. But others have questioned Trump's decision to share his India envoy with South and Central Asian countries, which includes Pakistan, with whom India shares a tense relationship.
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Left to right: Jared Kushner, JD Vance and Sergio Gor celebrate Trump's Presidential win
Experts say that Gor's broad regional mandate threatens to expose India to an overreach by Washington in its affairs with Pakistan, including on the Kashmir issue - a red line for India.
"The special envoy's additional designation will likely create some challenges, at least in India. India typically prefers not to be "hyphenated" with Pakistan," says Alyssa Ayres from the Council of Foreign Relations, an American think-tank focussed on US foreign policy.
Lawrence Haas, a former senior White House official and senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, says that it could also be Trump's way of signalling to Delhi that he doesn't think the role of ambassador to India needs to be a full-time job.
"I imagine that India's leaders will feel slighted and insulted, which will further strain US-India relations," Mr Haas told the BBC.
India found itself in a similar situation in 2009, when the Obama administration reportedly considered appointing Richard Holbrooke as special envoy to Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.
Unlike his predecessor's caution, Trump openly claimed credit for brokering an end to a recent four-day conflict between India and Pakistan - a claim India flatly denied, insisting no outside power played a role in the ceasefire.
The Trump administration has also been bullish in its demands from India in a prospective trade deal, seeking greater access to dairy and farming, sectors India has been keen to protect.
It remains to be seen if Gor's presence in India will help smooth out such bumps and strengthen Washington-Delhi ties, or if he is here to crack the whip on Trump's biddings.
Bill Drexel, a fellow at the Center for Strategy and American Statecraft at the Hudson Institute, says that because decision-making is largely driven by Trump, having an India envoy who's close to him could be a major asset to India-US ties.
"But there may be a steep learning curve given his [Gor's] limited diplomatic and regional experience," Mr Drexel says.
Ms Ayres echoes a similar view. She says that Gor's closeness with the president could help "break through" potential policy logjams.
Mr Haas, however, says that Gor's lack of diplomatic experience could pose a problem in an already strained relationship and that the US should have picked an envoy who could help improve the situation.
"Instead, I suspect that Delhi will interpret this appointment as a slap in the face and further evidence that Trump doesn't care about the relationship," he says.
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India-US ties have become strained due to Trump's steep tariffs
Gor is said to get along not just with Trump but the entire Trump clan, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr.
Kushner has called Gor "easygoing" and "trusted". Former congressman Matt Gaetz recalled his fun-loving side, noting he once DJed at MAGA parties in Palm Beach during Trump's exile. Western media, however, largely cast him as one of Trump's most reliable foot soldiers - someone who gets the job done.
Gor is known for vetting presidential appointees for loyalty to Trump. In June, Elon Musk branded him a "snake" after The New York Post reported that Gor had not filed the paperwork for his own permanent security clearance. The White House insisted Gor held an active clearance and is "fully compliant" with requirements.
Gor's origins are both unclear and interesting. Though he has been known to describe himself as being Maltese, he was born in 1986 in Uzbekistan when it was still a part of the Soviet Union. He reportedly spent much of his childhood in Malta before moving to the US at 12.
Gor is reported to have been interested in Republican politics from his school and college days, when he went by the name Gorokhovsky, which he later shortened to Gor.
In 2008, he became a junior staffer at the Republican National Committee and one of his jobs included wearing a squirrel costume at events to highlight Barack Obama's ties to an organisation Republicans accused of indulging in voter fraud.
After two years at Fox News, Gor worked with several Republican politicians before joining Trump's fundraising team in 2020.
A year later, he co-founded Winning Team Publishing with Donald Trump Jr., which has since released multiple Trump books, including the photobook Save America. Since 2022, he has owned a house in Florida, a short drive from Mar-a-Lago, where he is a frequent visitor.
Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the street on Saturday, sparking a police manhunt
A suspect in the fatal shooting of prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy has been apprehended, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The 54-year-old parliamentarian was killed by an assailant posing as a courier in the western city of Lviv on Saturday, sparking a manhunt.
Ukraine's interior minister Igor Klymenko said in a statement issued in the early hours of Monday morning that the suspect had been detained in the western Khmelnytskyi region.
Parubiy rose to prominence during Ukraine's Euromaidan mass protests, which advocated closer ties with the EU and brought down pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.
Klymenko said the preliminary investigation had found the killing had been "carefully prepared" with Parubiy's travel schedule and route mapped out, as well as an escape plan.
He added that Ukraine's national police force would provide further details later.
Unverified footage, purportedly of the shooting, appeared to show a gunman dressed as a courier approaching Parubiy on the street and holding up a weapon as he walked behind him.
At a news briefing on Saturday, Lviv police chief Oleksandr Shliakhovskyi said the gunman had "fired about eight shots from a firearm".
Sources inside Ukraine's law enforcement agencies told the BBC that the attacker had dressed to look like a courier for delivery company Glovo. The company said it was "deeply shocked" by the crime.
Parubiy, a member of the current Ukrainian parliament, had played a pivotal role in the Euromaidan movement, organising its "self-defence" teams who guarded the sprawling tent camp in the heart of the capital Kyiv during the protest.
Sergio Gor shares a close relationship with US President Donald Trump and his family
He's published books authored by Donald Trump, raised millions for his 2024 campaign, and helped him staff Washington with loyalists during the US president's second term.
Now Sergio Gor is set to become Trump's man in India, while also overseeing US relations with other South and Central Asian countries.
Last week, Trump announced that he was promoting Gor, his personnel chief, to be the next US Ambassador to India. He called Gor a "great friend" and someone he could "fully trust" to deliver on the agenda.
The 38-year-old's appointment comes at a time when relations between the two countries have become strained due to Trump's punishing tariffs on India.
Gor's appointment has evoked mixed reactions in India, with some observers saying that having a close Trump aide in the post is a positive sign for India-US ties. But others have questioned Trump's decision to share his India envoy with South and Central Asian countries, which includes Pakistan, with whom India shares a tense relationship.
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Left to right: Jared Kushner, JD Vance and Sergio Gor celebrate Trump's Presidential win
Experts say that Gor's broad regional mandate threatens to expose India to an overreach by Washington in its affairs with Pakistan, including on the Kashmir issue - a red line for India.
"The special envoy's additional designation will likely create some challenges, at least in India. India typically prefers not to be "hyphenated" with Pakistan," says Alyssa Ayres from the Council of Foreign Relations, an American think-tank focussed on US foreign policy.
Lawrence Haas, a former senior White House official and senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, says that it could also be Trump's way of signalling to Delhi that he doesn't think the role of ambassador to India needs to be a full-time job.
"I imagine that India's leaders will feel slighted and insulted, which will further strain US-India relations," Mr Haas told the BBC.
India found itself in a similar situation in 2009, when the Obama administration reportedly considered appointing Richard Holbrooke as special envoy to Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.
Unlike his predecessor's caution, Trump openly claimed credit for brokering an end to a recent four-day conflict between India and Pakistan - a claim India flatly denied, insisting no outside power played a role in the ceasefire.
The Trump administration has also been bullish in its demands from India in a prospective trade deal, seeking greater access to dairy and farming, sectors India has been keen to protect.
It remains to be seen if Gor's presence in India will help smooth out such bumps and strengthen Washington-Delhi ties, or if he is here to crack the whip on Trump's biddings.
Bill Drexel, a fellow at the Center for Strategy and American Statecraft at the Hudson Institute, says that because decision-making is largely driven by Trump, having an India envoy who's close to him could be a major asset to India-US ties.
"But there may be a steep learning curve given his [Gor's] limited diplomatic and regional experience," Mr Drexel says.
Ms Ayres echoes a similar view. She says that Gor's closeness with the president could help "break through" potential policy logjams.
Mr Haas, however, says that Gor's lack of diplomatic experience could pose a problem in an already strained relationship and that the US should have picked an envoy who could help improve the situation.
"Instead, I suspect that Delhi will interpret this appointment as a slap in the face and further evidence that Trump doesn't care about the relationship," he says.
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India-US ties have become strained due to Trump's steep tariffs
Gor is said to get along not just with Trump but the entire Trump clan, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr.
Kushner has called Gor "easygoing" and "trusted". Former congressman Matt Gaetz recalled his fun-loving side, noting he once DJed at MAGA parties in Palm Beach during Trump's exile. Western media, however, largely cast him as one of Trump's most reliable foot soldiers - someone who gets the job done.
Gor is known for vetting presidential appointees for loyalty to Trump. In June, Elon Musk branded him a "snake" after The New York Post reported that Gor had not filed the paperwork for his own permanent security clearance. The White House insisted Gor held an active clearance and is "fully compliant" with requirements.
Gor's origins are both unclear and interesting. Though he has been known to describe himself as being Maltese, he was born in 1986 in Uzbekistan when it was still a part of the Soviet Union. He reportedly spent much of his childhood in Malta before moving to the US at 12.
Gor is reported to have been interested in Republican politics from his school and college days, when he went by the name Gorokhovsky, which he later shortened to Gor.
In 2008, he became a junior staffer at the Republican National Committee and one of his jobs included wearing a squirrel costume at events to highlight Barack Obama's ties to an organisation Republicans accused of indulging in voter fraud.
After two years at Fox News, Gor worked with several Republican politicians before joining Trump's fundraising team in 2020.
A year later, he co-founded Winning Team Publishing with Donald Trump Jr., which has since released multiple Trump books, including the photobook Save America. Since 2022, he has owned a house in Florida, a short drive from Mar-a-Lago, where he is a frequent visitor.
Australia's landmark ban takes effect from December
Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found.
The government says its ban, which comes into effect in December, is designed to limit the harmful impacts of social media. The policy has been touted as a world-first and is being watched closely by leaders globally.
Under the new laws, platforms must take "reasonable steps" to prevent Australian children from creating accounts on their sites, and deactivate existing ones.
Though the move is popular with many parents, experts have raised concerns over data privacy and the accuracy of age verification technology.
The federal government commissioned the UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme to test the ways Australia could enforce the ban, and its final report was published on Sunday.
It looked at a variety of methods - including formal verification using government documents, parental approval, or technologies to determine age based on facial structure, gestures, or behaviours - and found all were technically possible.
"But we did not find a single ubiquitous solution that would suit all use cases, nor did we find solutions that were guaranteed to be effective in all deployments," it said.
Verification using identity documents was cited as the most accurate method, but the report identified concerns that platforms may keep this data longer than required and was anticipating sharing it with regulators, both of which would leave users' privacy at risk.
Australia - like much of the world - has in recent years seen a series of high-profile data breaches, including several where sensitive personal information was stolen and sold or published.
Facial assessment technology was 92% accurate for people aged 18 or over, but there is a "buffer zone" - about two to three years either side of 16 - in which is it is less accurate. The report said this would lead to false positives, clearing children for accounts, and false negatives, barring users who should be allowed.
There are also privacy and accuracy concerns with parental approval methods, it said.
It recommended that the methods should be "layered" to create the most robust system, and highlighted that many of the technology providers were looking at ways to address circumvention, through things like document forgeries and VPNs (virtual private networks) which obscure the user's country.
Communications Minister Anika Wells said there was "no one-size-fits-all solution", that the report showed age checks could be "private, efficient and effective".
"These are some of the world's richest companies. They are at the forefront of AI. They use the data that we give them for a bevy of commercial purposes. I think it is reasonable to ask them to use that same data and tech to keep kids safe online," she told reporters on Monday.
"There is no excuse for social media platforms not to have a combination of age assurance methods in their platforms ready for 10 December."
Under the ban, tech companies can fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they do not take "reasonable steps" to bar those aged under 16 from holding accounts. These steps are still to be defined.
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube are among the platforms affected.
Polling indicates most Australian adults support banning social media for children under 16.
However some mental health advocates say the policy has the potential to cut kids off from connection, and others say it could push children under 16 to even-less-regulated corners of the internet.
They suggest the government should instead focus on better policing of harmful content on social media platforms and preparing children for the reality of life on the web.
Officials undertaking deportation operations in Texas earlier this year
A US judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country.
District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's order on Sunday was in response to reports children had been put onto planes and were about to be sent to Guatemala, where lawyers argued they would be at risk of abuse and persecution.
The children arrived in the US alone and are in government custody while their immigration claims are assessed.
Lawyers for the US justice department said the children were not being deported, but rather repatriated so they could be reunited with family.
The legal proceedings were sparked early on Sunday when immigrant advocacy groups asked for an emergency injunction, claiming around 600 children could be put on planes in Texas and deported.
Judge Sooknanan then issued a temporary restraining order barring officials from sending a group of 10 migrant children between the ages of 10 and 17 to Guatemala.
At a hastily arranged hearing on Sunday afternoon, Judge Sooknanan, who was nominated by former President Joe Biden, expanded the order to cover all unaccompanied children said to be at risk of deportation. The order will be in place for 14 days.
At the hearing, Judge Sooknanan sought assurances from Trump administration lawyers that planes had not already departed with the children on board.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign said all planes were "on the ground" in the US. He told the judge one plane may have taken off but had returned.
Ensign said the flights were not part of a deportation effort but for family reunifications with parents and other relatives in Guatemala.
He also said the Guatemalan government and the children's relatives had requested the reunifications. Advocacy groups said that was untrue in at least some cases.
In court filings, lawyers for the children argued the action was in violation of federal laws designed to protect children who arrive in the US alone. They said some of the children had pending cases before immigration judges and expressed credible fears about being returned.
"In the dead of night on a holiday weekend, the Trump administration ripped vulnerable, frightened children from their beds and attempted to return them to danger in Guatemala," Efrén C Olivares of the National Immigration Law Center, which filed the suit, said in a statement.
"We are heartened the court prevented this injustice from occurring before hundreds of children suffered irreparable harm."
White House immigration advisor Stephen Miller criticised the judge for blocking the flights.
"The minors have all self-reported that their parents are back home in Guatemala," he wrote on X. "But a Democrat judge is refusing to let them reunify with their parents."
Since the start of his second term, Trump has embarked on sweeping efforts to remove undocumented migrants - a key election promise that drew mass support during this campaign.
In June, the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them the chance to raise the risks they might face.
A police operation has unfolded at the Russian consulate in Sydney
A man has been arrested after driving a car through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.
Police were called to the consulate in the suburb of Woollahra around 08:00 local time, following reports that an unauthorised vehicle was parked in the driveway.
They attempted to speak to the driver, before he allegedly crashed through the gates at the property's entrance.
The 39-year-old was arrested at the scene and is assisting police with their inquiries, police said. One officer suffered an injury to his hand, but there were no other reports of injuries.
Police have revealed no further information about the driver or their motivation, but say inquires are ongoing.
A witness told the Sydney Morning Herald that the man was arrested without an apparent struggle.
"I just saw the policemen draw their guns at the gentleman, asking the gentleman to come out of his car," a neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, told the newspaper.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been injured in a car accident in the US state of New Hampshire, his security guard has said.
Giuliani's car was struck from behind at high speed while travelling on a highway, according to a statement posted on social media.
"He was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg," the statement from security guard Michael Ragusa says.
Giuliani, 81, became known as "America's Mayor" after leading New York through 9/11. He later became an adviser and then personal lawyer to Donald Trump, though the two have since parted ways.
Giuliani was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Mr Ragusa said.
The incident happened shortly after Giuliani had helped an alleged victim of domestic violence who had flagged him down on a road, his statement added.
"Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911."
The BBC has approached local police for comment.
The thoracic vertebrae form the middle section of the spine, while lascerations and contusions are deep cuts and bruises, respectively.
First elected New York City mayor in 1993, Giuliani was in charge at the time of the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
In 2008, he made an unsuccessful run for US president, and later became one of Trump's adviser during the latter's 2016 campaign. He joined Trump's personal legal team in 2018 and remained a part of it through to the 2020 election.
In the aftermath of Joe Biden's 2020 election victory over Trump, Giuliani spread baseless claims the election was stolen.
Earlier this year, he reached a tentative settlement with two former election workers who won $148m (£120m) in damages after they successfully sued him for defamation over false election fraud claims.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been injured in a car accident in the US state of New Hampshire, his security guard has said.
Giuliani's car was struck from behind at high speed while travelling on a highway, according to a statement posted on social media.
"He was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg," the statement from security guard Michael Ragusa says.
Giuliani, 81, became known as "America's Mayor" after leading New York through 9/11. He later became an adviser and then personal lawyer to Donald Trump, though the two have since parted ways.
Giuliani was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Mr Ragusa said.
The incident happened shortly after Giuliani had helped an alleged victim of domestic violence who had flagged him down on a road, his statement added.
"Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911."
The BBC has approached local police for comment.
The thoracic vertebrae form the middle section of the spine, while lascerations and contusions are deep cuts and bruises, respectively.
First elected New York City mayor in 1993, Giuliani was in charge at the time of the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
In 2008, he made an unsuccessful run for US president, and later became one of Trump's adviser during the latter's 2016 campaign. He joined Trump's personal legal team in 2018 and remained a part of it through to the 2020 election.
In the aftermath of Joe Biden's 2020 election victory over Trump, Giuliani spread baseless claims the election was stolen.
Earlier this year, he reached a tentative settlement with two former election workers who won $148m (£120m) in damages after they successfully sued him for defamation over false election fraud claims.
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty has reportedly raised cases of arrests outside Egypt's embassy in London with the UK
The British embassy in Cairo has been closed temporarily after security barriers were removed from outside the building.
Barriers in the city's Garden City district "were removed by the Egyptian authorities" on Sunday, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The embassy remains operational but "the main embassy building will be closed while the impact of these changes is reviewed", it added.
The decision follows growing calls in the country for a retaliatory response to the UK's handling of protests outside Egypt's embassy in London, reports say.
Last week a prominent pro-Egyptian government activist was arrested in London, and later released, after apparently confronting protesters outside Egypt's embassy, Daily News Egypt reported.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reportedly called British National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell last week to ask for an explanation for the arrest.
Abdelatty has previously said Egypt has the "right to respond and reciprocity" against countries that "failed to provide protection for Egyptian embassies in accordance with the Vienna Convention".
The arrest also sparked a row in Egypt, with some political figures urging Egyptian authorities to remove barriers from Britain's embassy in Cairo.
BBC News understands the UK government is continuing to engage with Egyptian counterparts over the security of the embassy in Cairo and the safety of staff.
The Foreign Office has provided phone numbers on the Egypt travel advice tab of its website for those in need of consular assistance. The page does not advise against travel to Cairo, but does advise against travel to certain parts of Egypt.
Large barriers have been installed around the UK and US embassies in Cairo for decades, which critics in Egypt say have disrupted traffic on streets in the area.
Elijah, aged nine, and Daniel, aged 12, went missing after leaving on a bus on 28 June
Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of her two young sons who went missing two months ago with their father - a follower of the teachings of a notorious starvation cult leader.
Ms Odour says that amid an ongoing investigation into more deaths linked to the cult she has identified her husband's body at a mortuary in the coastal town of Malindi.
His corpse was found in July in the village of Kwa Binzaro, inland from Malindi and near the remote Shakahola Forest, where more than 400 bodies were found in 2023 in one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths.
Ms Odour is now awaiting the results of DNA tests being carried out on more than 30 recently unearthed bodies.
"I felt pain. I barely recognised him. His body was badly decomposing," Ms Odour, 40,said about her husband Samuel Owino Owoyo.
She believes her sons, 12-year-old Daniel and nine-year-old Elijah, travelled with their 45-year-old father to Kwa Binzaro at the end of June.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie is currently on trial over the so-called "Shakahola Forest Massacre" - and has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
He is alleged to have told his followers they would get to heaven more quickly if they stopped eating - and there have been concerns he has been in touch with his followers from jail.
Ms Odour says her husband started listening to the teachings of Mr Mackenzie four or five years ago.
"He changed and he didn't want the kids to go to school," she said. "When the kids would fall ill he'd say that God would heal them. He really believed those teachings."
Carolyne Odour's concerns grew when she realised her husband had not gone to his home village but to the coastal area where the Shakahola Forest is located
His change in opinion on formal education and medical interventions caused friction between the couple, who had six children together at their home in Mudulusia in Busia county, western Kenya, near Lake Victoria.
"The teachings didn't make sense to me," Ms Odour said. "When a child is sick, yes I believe God can heal them, but I also know that when a child is sick you take them to hospital."
Two months ago on 28 June, the situation took a turn for the worse when her husband went off with their two youngest sons.
"He told me he was going to his home village [of birth]," Ms Odour said. "The last phone call we had he told me, 'We have gone, God be with you.' And I told him, 'Have a safe trip.'"
But Ms Odour started to get suspicious when he did not contact her again.
She later found he had not gone to his parents' village in Homa Bay county, which is also near Lake Victoria, around 200km (125 miles) south of Mudulusia.
Retracing his steps, she discovered that he had taken a bus from their home in Busia county and travelled with the boys more than 900km east to Kwa Binzaro in Kenya's Kilifi county.
She informed the police and urgently put out word through various networks in an attempt to find them.
A few weeks ago she got a call saying someone who matched her husband's description was in the Malindi mortuary.
It was a devastating blow.
Ms Odour travelled to coastal area on 19 August to confirm her husband's death for herself.
She was told his body had been found in Kwa Binzaro village on 19 July during a police raid organised because of reports of suspicious disappearances.
Police said he had been discovered in bushes near a house suspected to be linked to the starvation cult and appeared to have died by strangulation.
It is alleged that some victims of the massacre were strangled if they took too long to starve to death.
Following an investigation by Kenya's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, 11 people were arrested in connection with the case, including three who were followers of Mr Mackenzie.
A search for more bodies began on 21 August. So far, 32 bodies have been exhumed and more than 70 body parts found scattered in the forest.
For Ms Odour, it has been a horrifying process to witness.
"You see bodies being exhumed, and you don't even know the condition of your own children," she said. "It's very painful."
Samuel Samuel Owino Owoyo is said by his wife to have become fascinated by Paul Mackenzie's ideas several years ago
Dr Raymond Omollo, a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Interior, told the BBC that the government intended to introduce tougher laws to tackle religious extremism and radicalisation in the country.
"We are working on a bill, the religious bill, to be able to at least have certain parameters for a religious organisation - does it have a constitution? Who are the leaders? What kind of qualifications do they have?" he said.
He believes this will help ensure such groups are more responsible.
The exhumations near Kwa Binzaro have been temporarily suspended as homicide and forensic experts prepare to examine the remains found so far.
For residents in the area, the most recent investigation has not only shocked them but made life difficult as the forest is a vital resource for them.
"We depend on the forest for firewood and charcoal," George Konde, from Kwa Binzaro, told the BBC. "Now because of what happened there were not allowed to go in. They need to comb the whole forest and put a stop to these cults once and for all."
Ms Odour continues her agonising wait to learn the whereabouts of her two sons.
"I was looking forward to one of my sons going to grade 7 and the other grade 4," she said. "Every time I see a child wearing uniform I feel pain because of their absence. I don't know how they are doing."
The president expressed her condolences to the families and colleagues of those who had died
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians.
The accident took place 270km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhoek, outside the town of Mariental on Saturday.
"No words can truly capture the depth of this loss," President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wrote on social media, praising "the souls of our fallen officers".
Namibia has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world.
Home Affairs Minister Lucia Iipumbu also passed on her condolences and thanked those who attended the scene of the accident and the medical teams at Mariental State Hospital.
She asked that photos from the scene not be shared.
"The ministry further strongly appeals to members of the public to refrain from circulating distressing and sensitive images and videos taken from the accident scene, out of respect for the deceased, the injured and their families," she is quoted by the Namibian newspaper as saying.
She explained that 19 people in total were travelling in the two vehicles.
The police van was carrying six passengers - five officers and a civilian - and the Namibian Correctional Service had 13 people on board.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah said three other prison officers remained critically injured.
"We wish them strength and a full recovery," she said.
Namibia's Motor Vehicle Accident Fund urged families affected to get in contact.
The government-sponsored vehicle insurance scheme, funded by a fuel levy, helps road injury victims to get access to health care, rehabilitation and social support.
Road traffic crashes are a serious public health issue in Namibia, even though its population is relatively low - estimated at three million.
A comparison of the statistics from 2021 shows that Namibia had 22 road traffic fatalities per 100,000 compared to 2.3 per 100,000 in the UK that year.
Abu Obeida (pictured in 2019) often delivered long diatribes against Israel, always masked in a Palestinian scarf
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, has been killed in an air strike in Gaza City, Israel has said.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel's security agency, Shin Bet, for the "flawless execution" in a post on X.
He gave no detail on the time or location of the operation, but the IDF earlier said its aircraft attacked "a key terrorist" in the al-Rimal neighbourhood on Saturday, prompting reports in Israeli media that Obeida had been the target.
Hamas has not confirmed his death.The Palestinian armed group earlier said dozens of civilians were killed and injured in Israeli strikes on a residential building in the district.
Katz warned on Sunday that many more of Obeida's "criminal partners" would be targeted with "the intensification of the campaign in Gaza" - a reference to a recently approved Israeli plan to seize control of Gaza City.
Separately, the IDF and Shin Bet offered more details about Saturday's strikes that targeted the Hamas spokesman.
They said in a joint statement that the operation had been "made possible due to prior intelligence gathered by [Shin Bet] and the IDF's Intelligence Directorate" that had identified his hiding place.
Five missiles struck the second and third floor of the six-storey apartment building simultaneously from two different directions.
The targeted flat had been used as a dentist's surgery. Witnesses reported hundreds of thousands of dollars flying into the air because of the strike, with large sums stolen and later recovered by Hamas members.
Obeida was among the few remaining senior members of Hamas's military wing from before its deadly 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel.
The joint statement said Obeida "served as the public face of the Hamas terrorist organization" and "disseminated Hamas' propaganda".
Over the past few years, Obeida - believed to be about 40 years old - delivered a number of long diatribes against Israel on behalf of Hamas's military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades.
Always masked in a Palestinian scarf, he became an idol to Hamas supporters throughout the Middle East.
In what may have been his final speech on Friday, Obeida said the fate of remaining Israeli hostages would be the same as that of Hamas fighters, warning Israel against its planned invasion of Gaza City.
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Palestinians flee as smoke is seen billowing over Gaza City following an Israeli air strike on Saturday
On Saturday, Hamas accused the IDF of hitting a residential building in the densely populated al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Local journalists reported that at least seven people had been killed and 20 injured in the strikes, with children among the casualties.
The IDF said that prior to the attack "many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming civilians, including the use of precision weapons, aerial observations, and additional intelligence information".
BBC News has been unable to independently verify the claims of either the IDF or Hamas.
In early August, Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City in a fresh offensive, with the stated aim of bringing the 22-month-long war to an end.
The UN has repeatedly warned that a complete military takeover would risk "catastrophic consequences" for Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The UK's ambassador to Israel has said it would be "a huge mistake".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat Hamas and defied international criticism of his plans to expand the war.
Israel's military operation in Gaza began in response to the Hamas-led 7 October attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Since then, more than 63,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.
While the operation to capture Gaza City has yet to begin in earnest, Israeli attacks on the city - where nearly a million people live - have been ongoing.
The Israeli military has said it plans to evacuate Gaza City's entire population and move it to shelters in the south before troops move in. Most of Gaza's population has already been displaced many times during the conflict.
More than 90% of the city's homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed, and the healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed.
Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak shared Instagram stories on Saturday showing him meeting with two young boys
Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak has met a young fan after a video appearing to show a man snatching his hat from a boy in the crowd at the US Open went viral.
Majchrzak shared two clips on his official Instagram account in which he shook hands with two boys and presented them with gifts - including a cap similar to one handed to the boy and then swiftly taken off him in the clip.
"Today after warm up, I had a nice meeting," the tennis pro wrote, adding: "Do you recognise [the cap]?"
The viral video, widely reported to be from Majchrzak's match on Thursday, showed the tennis player interacting with fans before offering a child the cap he had been wearing.
A man next to the child can then be seen taking the cap before the child had a chance to grab it himself. The boy can then be seen pleading to get it back.
Versions of the clip were subsequently shared on social media, with many users criticising the man - who multiple media outlets have since named as Piotr Szczerek, a Polish CEO of a paving company.
BBC News has approached Mr Szczerek through his company for comment.
Majchrzak also posted an image of him standing and smiling next to the boy wearing the cap.
"Hello World, together with Brock we wish you a great day!" the tennis player's caption said.
Majchrzak, 29, is ranked 76th in the world in men's singles.
He won Thursday's match at Flushing Meadows, New York against Russian player Karen Khachanov,ranked ninth in the world, but retired from a later match - saying he had torn an intercostal muscle.
Indonesian political parties have agreed to reverse some state-funded perks their politicians receive in a bid to quell nationwide protests, the country's president has said.
Several cities in the southern Asian nation including the capital, Jakarta, have been gripped by anti-government demonstrations in the past week that have at times led to clashes between protesters and police.
While the protests have been fuelled by a wide range of issues - including the death of a ride-sharing driver - one core complaint concerns a new monthly allowance for lawmakers.
President Prabowo Subianto announced on Sunday that several perks would be reigned in, including the size of some allowances.
The Indonesian leader - who has already had to cancel a trip to China over the unrest - said some demonstrations had gone beyond what was considered peaceful and may amount to "treason and terrorism".
He added that he had ordered the police and armed forces to take strong action against looting and property damage.
The home of Indonesia's finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was among several targeted by looters on Sunday, news agency AFP reports.
The protests have primarily centred on an increase of 50 million rupiah ($3,030; £2,250) in parliamentarians' allowances - almost 10 times the minimum wage in Jakarta.
But they escalated after Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old ride-sharing driver, was run over by a police vehicle during a demonstration in the capital on Thursday.
Three people were killed after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building on Friday evening.
Over the weekend, protests continued, with police in central Jakarta firing tear gas to disperse crowds on the streets, while some demonstrators throwing Molotov cocktails and firecrackers at a police compound.
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President Prabowo Subianto said some demonstrations may have amounted to "treason and terrorism"
Prabowo did not specify which lawmakers would have their allowances curtailed, but said a moratorium on overseas trips would also be imposed.
However, the concessions to the protesters may not quell the widespread dissent.
Muzammil Ihsan, head of the All Indonesian Students' Executives Body, the country's largest student group, told Reuters that the move was "not enough" and that further demonstrations were being considered.
"The government must resolve deep-rooted problems," he said. "The anger on the streets is not without cause."
Protesters have demanded higher wages, lower taxes, stronger anti-corruption measures, and have expressed objections to the heavy-handed way police have responded to some of the demonstrations.
Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak shared Instagram stories on Saturday showing him meeting with two young boys
Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak has met a young fan after a video appearing to show a man snatching his hat from a boy in the crowd at the US Open went viral.
Majchrzak shared two clips on his official Instagram account in which he shook hands with two boys and presented them with gifts - including a cap similar to one handed to the boy and then swiftly taken off him in the clip.
"Today after warm up, I had a nice meeting," the tennis pro wrote, adding: "Do you recognise [the cap]?"
The viral video, widely reported to be from Majchrzak's match on Thursday, showed the tennis player interacting with fans before offering a child the cap he had been wearing.
A man next to the child can then be seen taking the cap before the child had a chance to grab it himself. The boy can then be seen pleading to get it back.
Versions of the clip were subsequently shared on social media, with many users criticising the man - who multiple media outlets have since named as Piotr Szczerek, a Polish CEO of a paving company.
BBC News has approached Mr Szczerek through his company for comment.
Majchrzak also posted an image of him standing and smiling next to the boy wearing the cap.
"Hello World, together with Brock we wish you a great day!" the tennis player's caption said.
Majchrzak, 29, is ranked 76th in the world in men's singles.
He won Thursday's match at Flushing Meadows, New York against Russian player Karen Khachanov,ranked ninth in the world, but retired from a later match - saying he had torn an intercostal muscle.
An Australian state will ban fish-shaped soy sauce containers, under a wider ban on single-use plastics.
The iconic containers have become a staple in many Asian restaurants and takeaways around the world.
"Each fish-shaped container is used for just seconds, yet remains in the environment for decades or centuries if littered," Environment Minister and Deputy Premier for South Australia, Susan Close, said earlier this month.
From 1 September, shops and business in South Australia will no longer be able to sell or distribute pre-filled 30ml soy sauce containers that have a lid, cap or stopper.
The move builds on previous environmental legislation from 2023 that banned supermarket carrier bags, plastic straws, drinks stirrers, cotton buds, and confetti, among other things.
The South Australia government says it implemented the policy to "reduce pollution, cut carbon emissions and protect marine life".
Although soy sauce containers are made of a recyclable plastic - polyethylene - their small size means they struggle to be processed by machines properly. This means they often don't get recycled.
Fish shaped soy sauce containers were invented in Japan in 1954 by Teruo Watanabe. They were first made of ceramic or glass before becoming plastic - and quickly became a popular way to squeeze soy sauce onto takeaway sushi.
People will still be able to have soy sauce with their sushi, as large soy sauce bottles and sachets haven't been affected.
Australian officials said without action the annual flow of plastic into the ocean will triple by 2040 to 29 million metric tonnes per year.
Thousands of Australians have turned out for anti-immigration rallies across the country that were condemned by the government as having far-right links and "spreading hate".
March for Australia rallies took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities - and several clashes took place as marchers were met with counter demonstrations.
A number of opposition politicians joined the marches, including One Nation senator Pauline Hanson and federal MP Bob Katter.
Up to 8,000 people assembled for the Sydney rally, according to ABC Australia. Police said hundreds of officers were deployed across the city but saw "no significant incidents".
In Melbourne, protesters clashed with attendees of a separate pro-Palestine rally. Among the speakers was Thomas Sewell, a known neo-Nazi who addressed crowds from the steps of Parliament House.
In Adelaide, police estimated that 15,000 people were present at both a rally and counter-demonstration, and said that crowds were "generally well-behaved", according to local media.
The marches were promoted by several opposition politicians, neo-Nazi figures, and some anti-lockdown campaigners that rose to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The March for Australia website says "Australia's unity and shared values have been eroded by policies and movements that divide us," adding that "mass migration has torn at the bonds that held our communities together".
The group also says it is also concerned about culture, wages, traffic, housing and water supply, environmental destruction, infrastructure, hospitals, crime and loss of community.
Earlier this week, the government said it stood against the rallies, warning "there is no place for any type of hate in Australia."
Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said: "There is no place in our country for people who seek to divide and undermine our social cohesion.
"We stand with modern Australia against these rallies – nothing could be less Australian."
Dr Anne Aly, the minister for multicultural affairs, said: "We stand with all Australians, no matter where they were born, against those who seek to divide us and who seek to intimidate migrant communities. We will not be intimidated.
"This brand of far-right activism grounded in racism and ethnocentrism has no place in modern Australia."
The president expressed her condolences to the families and colleagues of those who had died
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians.
The accident took place 270km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhoek, outside the town of Mariental on Saturday.
"No words can truly capture the depth of this loss," President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wrote on social media, praising "the souls of our fallen officers".
Namibia has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world.
Home Affairs Minister Lucia Iipumbu also passed on her condolences and thanked those who attended the scene of the accident and the medical teams at Mariental State Hospital.
She asked that photos from the scene not be shared.
"The ministry further strongly appeals to members of the public to refrain from circulating distressing and sensitive images and videos taken from the accident scene, out of respect for the deceased, the injured and their families," she is quoted by the Namibian newspaper as saying.
She explained that 19 people in total were travelling in the two vehicles.
The police van was carrying six passengers - five officers and a civilian - and the Namibian Correctional Service had 13 people on board.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah said three other prison officers remained critically injured.
"We wish them strength and a full recovery," she said.
Namibia's Motor Vehicle Accident Fund urged families affected to get in contact.
The government-sponsored vehicle insurance scheme, funded by a fuel levy, helps road injury victims to get access to health care, rehabilitation and social support.
Road traffic crashes are a serious public health issue in Namibia, even though its population is relatively low - estimated at three million.
A comparison of the statistics from 2021 shows that Namibia had 22 road traffic fatalities per 100,000 compared to 2.3 per 100,000 in the UK that year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian PM Narendra Modi have arrived in China to red carpet welcomes, joining more than 20 leaders at a regional security summit.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port of Tianjin comes days before a major military parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
Modi - visiting China for the first time in seven years - had talks with Xi ahead of the opening of the summit and said Delhi was keen to improve ties with its neighbour.
The gathering comes with steep US tariffs imposed on Indian goods as punishment for Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, and with Putin facing threats of sanctions over the war on Ukraine.
Modi told Xi that India pledged to take "forward our ties on the basis of mutual trust, dignity and sensitivity", according to a video Modi posted on X.
"The interests of 2.8 billion people of both countries are linked to our cooperation. This will also pave the way for the welfare of the entire humanity," Modi told Xi.
There are 10 member states in the Beijing backed SCO - including Pakistan, Iran and Belarus - as well as 16 dialogue partners and observers.
The summit itself is largely symbolic but will allow leaders to air common grievances and shared interests – and this year the gathering will be overshadowed by trade wars with the US.
President Trump's decision to impose 50 per cent tariffs on India last week appears to have helped improve relations between New Delhi and Beijing, which had plummeted in 2020 over a deadly skirmish between border forces in the Himalayas.
The SCO organisation was created by China, Russia and four Central Asian countries in 2001 as a countermeasure to limit the influence of Western alliances such as Nato.
This year's gathering is the largest since the organisation was founded.
The meeting comes days before the massive military parade that will mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian PM Narendra Modi have arrived in China to red carpet welcomes, joining more than 20 leaders at a regional security summit.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port of Tianjin comes days before a major military parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
Modi - visiting China for the first time in seven years - had talks with Xi ahead of the opening of the summit and said Delhi was keen to improve ties with its neighbour.
The gathering comes with steep US tariffs imposed on Indian goods as punishment for Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, and with Putin facing threats of sanctions over the war on Ukraine.
Modi told Xi that India pledged to take "forward our ties on the basis of mutual trust, dignity and sensitivity", according to a video Modi posted on X.
"The interests of 2.8 billion people of both countries are linked to our cooperation. This will also pave the way for the welfare of the entire humanity," Modi told Xi.
There are 10 member states in the Beijing backed SCO - including Pakistan, Iran and Belarus - as well as 16 dialogue partners and observers.
The summit itself is largely symbolic but will allow leaders to air common grievances and shared interests – and this year the gathering will be overshadowed by trade wars with the US.
President Trump's decision to impose 50 per cent tariffs on India last week appears to have helped improve relations between New Delhi and Beijing, which had plummeted in 2020 over a deadly skirmish between border forces in the Himalayas.
The SCO organisation was created by China, Russia and four Central Asian countries in 2001 as a countermeasure to limit the influence of Western alliances such as Nato.
This year's gathering is the largest since the organisation was founded.
The meeting comes days before the massive military parade that will mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in China this weekend with the sting of Donald Trump's US tariffs still top of mind.
Since Wednesday, tariffs on Indian goods bound for the US, like diamonds and shrimp, now stand at 50% – which the US president says is punishment for Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil.
Experts say the levies threaten to leave lasting bruises on India's vibrant export sector, and its ambitious growth targets.
China's Xi Jinping too is trying to revive a sluggish Chinese economy at a time when sky-high US tariffs threaten to derail his plans.
Against this backdrop, the leaders of the world's two most populous countries may both be looking for a reset in their relationship, which has previously been marked by mistrust, a large part of it driven by border disputes.
"Put simply, what happens in this relationship matters to the rest of the world," Chietigj Bajpaee and Yu Jie of Chatham House wrote in a recent editorial.
"India was never going to be the bulwark against China that the West (and the United States in particular) thought it was... Modi's China visit marks a potential turning point."
What would a stronger relationship mean?
India and China are economic powerhouses – the world's fifth and second largest respectively.
But with India's growth expected to remain above 6%, a $4 trillion economy, and $5 trillion stock market, it is on the way to moving up to third place by 2028, according to the IMF.
"While the world has traditionally focused on the single most important bilateral relationship in the world, US and China, it is time we shift more focus on how the second and third largest economies, China and India, can work together," says Qian Liu, founder and chief executive of Wusawa Advisory, based in Beijing.
But the relationship is deeply challenging.
The two sides have an unresolved and long-standing territorial dispute – that signifies a much broader and deeper rivalry.
Violence erupted across Ladakh's Galwan Valley in June 2020 – the worst period of hostility between the two countries in more than four decades.
The fallout was largely economic – a return of direct flights was taken off the table, visas and Chinese investments were put on hold leading to slower infrastructure projects, and India banned more than 200 Chinese apps, including TikTok.
"Dialogue will be needed to help better manage the expectations of other powers who look to India-China as a key factor of Asia's wider stability," Antoine Levesques, senior fellow for South and Central Asian defence, strategy and diplomacy at IISS, says.
There are other fault lines too, including Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and water disputes over China's plans to build the world's largest hydroelectric power project across a river shared by both nations, as well as tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack.
India also does not currently enjoy good relations with most of its neighbours in South Asia, whereas China is a key trading partner for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
"I would be surprised if a BYD factory is coming to India, but there may be some soft wins," Priyanka Kishore, founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded, says.
It's already been announced that direct flights will resume, there may be more relaxations on visas, and other economic deals.
India's position has changed
However, the relationship between Delhi and Beijing is "an uncomfortable alliance to be sure", notes Ms Kishore.
"Remember at one point, the US and India were coming together to balance China," she adds.
But India is completely perplexed with the US and its position: "So it's a smart move – and feeds into the multipolar narrative that both India and China believe in."
Modi is travelling to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) - a regional body aimed at projecting an alternative worldview to that of the West. Members include China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Russia.
In the past, India has downplayed the organisation's significance. And critics say it hasn't delivered on substantial outcomes over the years.
The June SCO defence ministers' meeting failed to agree on a joint statement. India raised objections over the omission of any reference to the deadly 22 April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which led to the worst fighting in decades between India and Pakistan.
But experts say the downturn in Delhi's relations with Washington has prompted India to rediscover the utility of the SCO.
China, meanwhile, will value the optics of Global South solidarity amid Trump's tariff chaos.
The BRICS grouping, which China and India are also members of, has drawn Trump's ire – with him threatening to slap additional tariffs on group members on top of their negotiated rates.
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Chinese smartphones manufactured in India hold a significant market share too.
Modi last met Xi and Russia's Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Russia in October 2024. Last week, Russian embassy officials said Moscow hopes trilateral talks with China and India will take place soon.
"Leveraging each of their advantages - China's manufacturing prowess, India's service sector strengths, and Russia's natural resource endowment - they can work to reduce their dependence on the United States to diversify their export markets and ultimately reshape global trade flows," Bajpaee and Yu said in their editorial.
Delhi is also leveraging other regional alliances, with Modi stopping in Japan on the way to China.
"Asean and Japan would welcome closer co-operation between China and India. It really helps in terms of supply chains and the idea of Make in Asia for Asia," Ms Kishore says.
How can China and India co-operate economically?
India continues to be reliant on China for its manufacturing, because it sources raw materials and components from there. It will likely be looking for lower import duties on goods.
India's strict industrial policies have so far held it back from benefiting from the supply chain shift from China to South East Asian countries, according to experts.
There is a case for partnership, a strong one, says Ms Kishore, where India pitches to manufacture more electronics.
She points out that Apple makes airpods and wearables in Vietnam, and iPhones in India, and so there would be no overlap.
"Faster visa approvals would be an easy win for China as well. It wants market access in India either directly or through investments. It's dealing with a shrinking US market, it's already flooded ASEAN markets, and a lot of Chinese apps like Shein and TikTok are banned in India," says Ms Kishore.
"Beijing would welcome the opportunity to sell to 1.45 billion people."
Given the complexity of the relationship, one meeting is unlikely to change much. There is a long way to go on improving China-India ties.
But Modi's visit to China could repair some animosity and send a very clear signal to Washington that India has options.
A woman holds a sign reading "President, what does a country that sows bodies harvest?" during a protest in Mexico City
Thousands of people have held protests across Mexico to highlight the country's many enforced disappearances and demand more action by officials to tackle them.
Relatives and friends of missing people, as well as human rights activists, marched through the streets of Mexico City, Guadalajara, Córdoba and other cities calling for justice and urged the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum to help find their missing loved ones.
More than 130,000 people have been reported as missing in Mexico. Almost all the disappearances have occurred since 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderón launched his "war on drugs".
In many cases, those disappeared have been forcibly recruited into the drug cartels – or murdered for resisting.
While drug cartels and organised crime groups are the main perpetrators, security forces are also blamed for deaths and disappearances.
The wide spread of cities, states and municipalities where demonstrations were held illustrated the extent to which the problem of forced disappearances affects communities and families across Mexico.
From one end of the country to the other – from southern states like Oaxaca to northern ones like Sonora and Durango – activists and family members of disappeared people turned out in their thousands carrying placards with their relatives' faces on them, to demand the authorities do more to address the issue.
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Protesters marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
In Mexico City, the march brought traffic in the capital to a standstill, as the protest moved down the main thoroughfare.
Many affected families have formed search teams, known as "buscadores", who scour the countryside and the deserts of northern Mexico, following tip-offs, often from the cartels themselves, as to the whereabouts of mass graves.
The buscadores carry out the searches and their activism at great personal risk. Following the recent discovery in Jalisco state of an apparent narco-ranch by a search group, several of the buscadores involved were disappeared.
The State Attorney General's office later concluded that there was no evidence of a crematorium at the site.
The United Nations has called it "a human tragedy of enormous proportions".
Mexico is experiencing a level of disappearances that surpasses some of Latin America's worst tolls.
Around 40,000 disappeared in Guatemala's 36-year civil war, which ended in 1996. An estimated 30,000 disappeared in Argentina under its military rule between 1976 and 1983.
Mayor Brandon Johnson signs the 'Protecting Chicago Initiative'
The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration.
"We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat. The order directs city agencies on how to respond to possible immigration enforcement actions.
Trump has already deployed about 2,000 troops to Washington DC, and has threatened to extend the order to Chicago, which he says is a "mess". There are also reports the administration is planning a surge of federal immigration agents into the city.
A White House spokesperson described Johnson's order as "a publicity stunt."
The order is the latest chapter in an escalating feud between the White House and Illinois state and local officials over violent crime and immigration.
It demands that Trump and federal agents "stand down from any attempts to deploy the US Armed Forces" in the city.
The order also restates a number of existing city policies, including requirements that law enforcement officers wear body cameras and identifying information, and a ban on wearing masks.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers have been sharply criticised in other cities for concealing their identities.
Johnson said city officials would help residents understand their rights if they encounter immigration enforcement, while ruling out allowing local officers to participate in joint patrols with federal agents.
Local officials say more than one in five residents is an immigrant, with more than half coming from Latin American countries. It is unclear how many are living in Chicago without official documentation.
Trump, a Republican, has said America's third largest city as "a killing field", arguing crime in the city constitutes an emergency.
"Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicise Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he is causing working families," said Pritzker, a Democrat.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Chicago officials were making fighting crime a partisan issue.
"If these Democrats focused on fixing crime in their own cities instead of doing publicity stunts to criticise the President, their communities would be much safer."
Some experts fear the nearly 1,000-year-old work is too delicate to be transported
The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London.
The next time it will be possible to see the nearly 1,000-year-old work of art should be when it goes on display at the British Museum in September next year.
However, the French art world is fiercely opposed to the project, with experts fearing the 70m-long (230ft) masterpiece is in far too delicate a state to be transported across the Channel.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the loan when they met in London in July.
The last few weeks have seen a big rise in visitor numbers at the Bayeux Museum ahead of its closure from 1 September.
A new display area is being built for the tapestry, which will take at least two years.
The closure – long planned – is what gave Macron the opportunity to perform his act of cultural diplomacy, committing France to loaning the tapestry to the British Museum for a year from next September.
But that promise has triggered an outcry from many in the French art world.
A petition – which describes the loan as a cultural crime – has drawn 60,000 signatures.
What many opponents resent above all is the high-handed way they feel Macron decided to make his gesture to the UK, overriding the advice of specialists who say the vibrations inevitable in a long journey by road could cause irreparable damage.
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The 12th Century Lewis chess pieces will move from the British Museum to Normandy as part of Macron's deal
On 22 August a French official overseeing the loan defended the move, saying the artefact was not too fragile to transport.
Philippe Bélaval said no decision had yet been taken on how to transport the tapestry, but highlighted a study from earlier this year that had made detailed recommendations about handling and transport.
"This study absolutely does not state that this tapestry is untransportable," Belaval said, quoted by the AFP news agency. He did not reveal the authors of the study or their conclusions.
Cecile Binet, a regional museum adviser for Normandy, said in a YouTube post in February this year that moving the tapestry long distances would be "a risk to its conservation", adding that it was "too fragile".
The huge embroidery - which is widely believed to have been created in Kent - will be displayed in London from next autumn until July 2027.
In exchange, treasures including artefacts from the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds at Sutton Hoo and the 12th Century Lewis chess pieces will travel to museums in Normandy.
The Bayeux Tapestry, which dates back to the 11th Century, charts a contested time in Anglo-French relations, as Anglo Saxon dominance was replaced by Norman rule.
Although the final part of the embroidery is missing, it ends with the Anglo Saxons fleeing at the end of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Its 58 scenes, 626 characters and 202 horses give a unique account of the medieval period in Normandy and England, revealing not just information about military traditions but also the precious details of daily life.
The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA).
The step is the latest in President Donald Trump's drive to strip back the outlet, which the White House has accused of being "radical".
Acting CEO of VOA's parent agency, Kari Lake, said the decision would "help reduce the federal bureaucracy, improve agency service, and save the American people more of their hard-earned money." A union representing employees called the step illegal in a statement to the New York Times.
VOA was set up during World War Two to counter Nazi propaganda, and has become a major global broadcaster.
The outlet is overseen by the Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which said a total of 532 positions would be eliminated. The majority of those employees are from VOA, which would be left with 108 staff, according to a court filing.
The announcement late on Friday night came a day after a judge ruled the Trump administration had not followed proper procedures in its attempt to fire VOA's director, Michael Abramowitz. The judge also ordered Lake to sit for a deposition, where she would be questioned by lawyers.
The lawsuit was brought by a group of agency employees trying to block attempts to close down VOA.
"We find Lake's continued attacks on our agency abhorrent," they said in a statement to the BBC's US partner CBS News.
"We are looking forward to her deposition to hear whether her plan to dismantle VOA was done with the rigorous review process that Congress requires. So far we have not seen any evidence of that, and as such we will continue to fight for what we believe to be our rights under the law."
Most of VOA's journalists have been on administrative leave since March but some Farsi-speaking staff were called back as war between Israel and Iran broke out this summer.
The notices will also not affect journalists working in its Office of Cuba Broadcasting division, which broadcasts news in Spanish from Miami.
Critics say Trump's attempts to strip back VOA amount to an attack on press freedom, and impacts America's ability to exercise soft power abroad. The administration has accused the outlet of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".
VOA broadcasts TV, radio and digital content in almost 50 languages.
Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi had held his post since August 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli air strikes earlier this week.
The Iran-backed group said several other senior officials were killed when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Thursday.
The IDF said at the time that it attacked a Houthi "military target" in the Sanaa area, giving no further details.
The Houthis have controlled much of north-western Yemen since 2014, after ousting the internationally recognised government from Sanaa and triggering a devastating civil war.
The Houthis said Rahawi had been killed alongside several Houthi ministers, though it did not name the others.
Saudi Arabian news site Al-Hadath reports the Houthis' foreign minister, as well as the ministers for justice, youth and sports, social affairs and labour, were killed.
The office of Mahdi Al-Mashat, the Houthis' president, that several other ministers "sustained moderate and serious injuries" as a result of the strike.
It added that Muhammad Ahmed Miftah, the Houthi deputy prime minister, would assume Rahawi's role.
Rahawi had held his post since August 2024.
The IDF is yet to publicly comment on the latest developments.
Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis have regularly launched missiles at Israel and attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Israel has, in turn, carried out air strikes on targets in Houthi-held parts of Yemen.
Three people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country's health ministry has said.
The train had been travelling from the northern coastal city of Marsa Matruh when seven of its carriages came off the tracks on Saturday, with two carriages being overturned, officials said.
Health Minister Dr Khaled Abdul Ghaffar offered his condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, and wished those injured a swift recovery.
The transport ministry and the Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENRA) are investigating the cause of the crash, which remains unclear.
The ENRA said in a statement that anyone found responsible for the derailment would be punished.
It added that technical crews and equipment have been dispatched to clear the wreckage and restore services as soon as possible.
Speaking on behalf of Egypt's transport ministry, it also offered its condolences to the families of those killed.
Officials said the incident occurred on a stretch of track between the Fouka and Jalal stations in the Marsa Matruh region.
Dr Abdul Ghaffar visited the scene of the crash to supervise the emergency response, and later visited those injured in hospital.
All the injured were taken to two local hospitals via ambulance, according to the health ministry.
It added that the bodies of the three people who were now in the custody of public prosecutors.
Accidents on Egypt's railway network are frequent, in part due to poor maintenance and a lack of investment.
One of the deadliest train disasters occurred in 2002, when more than 370 people died after a fire broke out on a train travelling south of Cairo.
A federal appeals court has ruled most of Donald Trump's tariffs are an overreach of his use of emergency powers as president.
The so-called reciprocal tariffs - imposed on nearly every country the US trades with - are being illegally imposed, the US Court of Appeals said on Friday.
The decision upholds a May ruling from the Court of International Trade, which also rejected Trump's argument that his global tariffs were permitted under an emergency economic powers act.
The court did not halt the tariffs but instead said they would remain in place until mid-October, setting up a further legal challenge in the US Supreme Court.
There's still a lot of unknowns, but here's what we understand so far about the ruling - and what it could mean for the US president's flagship policy.
What did the appeals court say?
In its 7-4 decision, the appellate court backed a lower court's finding that President Trump did not have the authority to impose global tariffs.
This was largely because of the law Trump used to justify the policies, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which the judges said does not grant "the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax".
Trump immediately rejected the judgement, taking to Truth Social in the hours after it landed to call the appeals court "highly partisan" and the ruling a "disaster" for the country.
"If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America," he wrote.
What is the IEEPA?
The decades-old act, which has repeatedly been deployed by Trump during both terms in office, grants a US president significant authority to respond to a national emergency or a major threat from overseas.
The 1977 law states that a president can pull a number of economic levers "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy or economy".
It's been used by both presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who invoked the act to impose sanctions on Russia after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and then again after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later.
But the appeals court stated in its decision that the emergency law "did not give the president wide-ranging authority to impose tariffs".
The IEEPA "neither mentions tariffs (or any of its synonyms) nor has procedural safeguards that contain clear limits on the president's power to impose tariffs", they said.
Trump argued when he unveiled his global tariffs that a trade imbalance was harmful to US national security, and was therefore a national emergency.
But the court ruled that imposing tariffs is not within the president's mandate, and "the power of the purse (including the power to tax) belongs to Congress".
Why is this important?
Outside of being a significant setback to President Trump's centrepiece agenda - tariffs - the federal appeals court ruling could have an immediate impact on the US economy, with knock-on effects felt in global markets.
"Businesses are going to be subject to uncertainty," Dr Linda Yueh, an economist at Oxford University and the London Business School, told the BBC's Today programme.
As countries wait to see if the Supreme Court will take up the case, which seems likely, they could decide to hold off on conducting business with the US.
If this happens, Dr Yueh said, it could "dampen down economic activity".
There are also significant ramifications that could be felt within the political sphere.
For instance, if the Supreme Court reverses the federal appeals court decision and sides with the Trump administration, it could set a precedent that emboldens the president to use the IEEPA more aggressively than he has done so far.
What happens next?
The case will now most likely proceed to the highest US court, a challenge that Trump signalled on Truth Social.
"Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians," Trump wrote. "Now, with the help of the United States Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our Nation, and Make America Rich, Strong, and Powerful Again!"
The conservative majority on America's highest court could potentially make it more likely to side with the president's view.
Six of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents, including three that Trump selected during his first term in the White House.
But the court has also been more critical of presidents when it seems they're overreaching on policies not directly authorised by Congress.
During Joe Biden's presidency, for example, the court expanded on what it called the "major questions doctrine" to invalidate Democratic efforts to use existing laws to limit greenhouse gas emissions by power plants and to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans.
What if the tariffs are ruled illegal?
The federal appeals court was divided 7-4 in its decision that Trump's nearly universal tariffs are illegal. It has now given the US administration until mid-October to appeal to the US Supreme Court on a case with implications for both the US economy and its trade relationship with the rest of the world.
If the Supreme Court affirms the decision, it could trigger uncertainty in financial markets.
There will be questions over whether the US will have to pay back billions of dollars that have been gathered by import taxes on products from countries that have been paying them over the past few months.
It could also throw into question whether major economies - including the UK, Japan and South Korea - are locked-in to the individual trade deals they secured with the US ahead of the August deadline. Other trade deals that are currently being negotiated could also be thrown into chaos.
If allowed to stand, the appeals court decision would also be a tremendous blow to Trump's political authority and reputation as a dealmaker. But if it were overturned by the Supreme Court it would have the opposite effect.
Are there still tariffs in place?
This ruling affects Trump's "reciprocal tariffs", which includes a patchwork of different rates on most countries around the world, including other taxes slapped on China, Mexico and Canada.
Those imports on nearly all goods from nearly every country with which the US conducts trade will remain in place until mid-October.
After 14 October, they will no longer be enforceable, the appeals court said.
Separately, the tariffs on steel, aluminium and copper, which were brought in under a different presidential authority, will remain intact and unaffected by the court's ruling.
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