A 68-year-old woman from Minlaton almost died after a 16-cm (6-inch) stingray barb pierced her arm while she was snorkelling in South Australia.

At least 80 people were arrested on Wednesday evening after a group of mask-clad pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched into Columbia University’s Butler Library and occupied a reading room, reigniting tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.

At least 13 civilians have died and over 50 have been injured near the border areas in Pakistan’s firing, theMinistry of External Affairs (MEA) said.