World News Live Updates: Peruvian journalist Fernando Nunez shot dead by hitmen
Peruvian journalist Fernando Nunez was tragically shot and killed by hitmen on Saturday while returning from an assignment, according to Peru’s National Association of Journalists (ANP).
Nunez, a reporter for the digital outlet Kamila TV, was riding a motorcycle with his brother, who was left in critical condition.
His death marks the third killing of a journalist by organised crime in Peru in 2025, following the slayings of Gaston Medina and Raul Celis.
World News Live Updates: Car bomb kills five, injures three near Michoacan police station
Mexican authorities reported that at least five people were killed and three were injured after a car exploded outside a police headquarters in the western state of Michoacan on Saturday.
The explosion occurred in front of the police station in the coastal city of Coahuayana, with the state prosecutor’s office confirming that three of the fatalities were local police officers.
Michoacan is a region known for high levels of violence due to the presence of powerful drug trafficking groups, including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
While car bombs are uncommon in Mexico, this incident follows a similar attack that injured people in neighbouring Guanajuato state in October.
World News Live Updates: Nigeria’s air force carries out strikes in Benin
Nigeria’s air force carried out strikes on targets in neighbouring Benin on Sunday, operating in coordination with Beninese authorities to suppress a military coup attempt.
According to the news agency AFP, a Nigerian presidency source confirmed the strikes, while the air force spokesman stated that the operation was conducted in line with ECOWAS protocols and the ECOWAS Standby Force mandate.
World News Live Updates: Eight Matisse engravings stolen from São Paulo library
Eight engravings by the renowned French artist Henri Matisse were stolen from a São Paulo library, according to the mayor’s office.
India News Live Updates: Major fire engulfs shops and godown in Srinagar’s Munwarabad
A massive fire broke out this evening in the Munwarabad area of Srinagar, engulfing a cluster of shops and a furniture godown, causing panic in the densely populated locality.
Officials confirmed that up to three to four timber units were impacted by the blaze. Fire tenders and personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services, alongside local police, rushed to the spot.
World News Live Updates: Benin government thwarts attempted military coup
Benin’s government announced Sunday that it had successfully thwarted an attempted coup, mere hours after a small group of soldiers declared on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.
Identifying themselves as the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), the soldiers announced the removal of the President and state institutions.
However, interior minister Alassane Seidou called the action a “mutiny,” confirming that the Beninese Armed Forces quickly regained control and foiled the plot.
Military sources indicated that around a dozen soldiers involved in the coup bid have been arrested. The incident is the latest in a wave of coups that have recently destabilised West Africa.
World News Live Updates: Hong Kong election sees low turnout despite government push
Around a third of Hong Kong’s registered voters participated in Sunday’s election for a new 90-member legislature, achieving a 31.9% turnout.
This figure surpassed the rate from the 2021 election, but remains significantly lower than pre-revamp elections which often exceeded 50%. The current system, which mandates that all candidates are vetted as “patriots” loyal to Beijing, effectively eliminated the traditional opposition.
The low participation rate reflects widespread voter apathy, especially among democracy supporters following a major crackdown on dissent.
The government’s extensive campaign to boost turnout managed to avoid major embarrassment but fell short of providing a strong endorsement of the controversial electoral changes.
World News Live Updates: Israel and Hamas nearing second phase of ceasefire, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” following the return of the remains of the last hostage, Ran Gvili.
Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Netanyahu stressed that this second phase, which involves disarming Hamas and withdrawing Israeli troops, could begin by the end of the month.
A senior Hamas official indicated the group is willing to discuss “laying down” its weapons. However, the first phase remains incomplete as Hamas has yet to hand over Gvili’s remains, claiming they are buried under rubble.
Netanyahu acknowledged the second phase will be challenging, adding that a third phase involves deradicalising Gaza after Hamas is dismantled.
