The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago.

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for the 1998 movie “Shakespeare In Love”, has died at the age of 88.

A breakfast meeting between Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar has temporarily eased the leadership tension, with Siddaramaiah reportedly suggesting Shivakumar take over after 2028. This arrangement, however, complicates a planned transition, leaving the party high command to navigate delicate caste dynamics and political calculations.