Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to South Africa for the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit, hosted for the first time in Johannesburg.

Tension erupted in Manipur’s capital Imphal on Thursday after police fired tear gas shells at protesters who tried to storm the Sangai Festival 2025.

A fire at the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, disrupted crucial negotiations on fossil fuels and climate finance. The blaze, likely from electrical equipment, forced thousands to evacuate but was quickly controlled. This incident, the third major disruption, occurred as delegates raced against time to reach a vital global climate action deal, with UN chief urging ambitious compromise.