The death toll from floods in three Indian states has risen to 95.
Officials say heavy rain and landslides have forced hundreds of thousands in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra to evacuate their homes.
The seasonal monsoon rains in India sweep across the county every year from June to September.
In Kerala alone more than 40 people have died.
Officials say several dams are quickly reaching their full capacity.
GCC and EU ministers urge immediate halt to Iranian attacks
Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union have strongly condemned the Iranian attacks targeting GCC states, calling them a direct threat to regional and global security.
British PM Starmer to send four Typhoon jets to Qatar
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar amid the ongoing regional developments, insisting that the UK has the right plan for defence.
Bombing of Tehran intensifies as war enters day six
The US-Israeli campaign against Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday with what residents described as even more intensive bombing.
Azerbaijan vows to respond after four injured by Iranian drones
Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified response measures after a pair of Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave, raising concern about further spillover of the conflict in the Middle East.
72 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon as it warns residents to leave south
Israel has warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of Litani River on the third day of full-blown hostilities with Hezbollah, with the death toll rising to 72 people.
Law enforcement powers will be granted to selected Government of Dubai officials as per a newly issued resolution.
The Ministry of Defence on Thursday evening revealed that UAE air defences were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran that lasted just over one hour.
India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled several examinations scheduled for Class 10 students in March across the United Arab Emirates and Middle East region.
