El Nino blamed for snarling Panama Canal

Lower rainfall in 2023 reduced waterway system levels

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Dutch to cap numbers at World War 2 event for safety reasons

At the March opening of a Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, pro-Palestinian protesters set off fireworks and booed Israeli President Isaac Herzog as he arrived

Publisher Lagardere’s CEO to quit executive roles after court indictment

Arnaud Lagarder, the head of the French publishing group, is accused of misappropriating company funds for his personal expenses

Blinken tells Hamas to accept Israel’s ‘generous’ truce proposal

US secretary of state says Hamas is the only thing standing between Gazans and a ceasefire

Floods kill 42 in Kenya after dam bursts

Search-and-rescue operations continue in Kijabe area

World Bank to source $100bn for energy alleviation in Africa

International Development Association fund is dedicated to improving economies of less developed countries on the continent

Miners offer $25bn for Mariana disaster reparations

Dam collapse at Brazilian mine belonging to Vale and BHP joint venture buried a village

German coup accused had advanced plans when authorities swooped, court told

The willingness of the nine men to use violence was shown by the way one of them fired on police, prosecutors say

Columbia University threatens to suspend Gaza protesters after talks fail

President refuses to meet protesters’ demands over war in Gaza

Zelensky calls for faster arms deliveries as Nato chief visits

Jens Stoltenberg says allies have failed to live up to promises but this is about to change

Police clear Gaza protest at Sorbonne University in Paris

Student demonstration follows solidarity marches and sit-ins at other varsities in Europe and the US against war in Gaza

Burkina Faso suspends media outlets over reports of civilian massacre

BBC Africa and the US-funded Voice of America among media groups forced to close

Russian envoy holds talks with Sudanese army chief

Mikhail Bogdanov visits Sudan in a show of support weeks after the US pledged $100m in humanitarian aid

Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants

Israeli officials worry court could issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other top officials

Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf steps down

The move follows a week of infighting after Yousaf abruptly scrapped a coalition deal with Scotland’s Greens

South Sudan takes huge oil-backed loan

The deal with a Dubai company is worth $12bn — almost twice the size of the country’s GDP