A tragic California crash, claiming three lives, has sparked White House criticism. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted that the Indian-origin driver, Jashanpreet Singh, an undocumented immigrant, had been issued a commercial vehicle license by California. ICE had lodged detainers for Singh, who entered the US in 2022 and was released by the previous administration.

A 54-year-old journalist was hacked to death by unidentified assailants near a hotel here, police said.

Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, on Thursday urged the United States to bomb boats in Rio de Janeiro to fight drug trafficking, as it has done in the Caribbean and Pacific.