Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, after reaching an agreement with the US to lift sanctions on potash exports.
India is leading efforts to reinstate Saima Wazed as WHO South-East Asia regional director, with a decision expected during Dr Tedros’s visit to New Delhi.
Ukraine says it has recaptured parts of Kupiansk and surrounded Russian troops, as President Zelenskyy hails frontline gains amid ongoing eastern fighting.
France’s Interior Ministry confirmed a cyberattack that exposed internal email files. Officials say no major damage has been found and an investigation is ongoing.