The acting head of US Homeland Security has resigned.
Kevin McAleenan had only been in the position for six months.
US President Donald Trump said he stepped down because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
McAleenan's replacement is expected to be named next week.
US says it paused shipment of weapons to Israel
US President Joe Biden's administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
April smashes global heat records
The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday.
Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing
Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.
UK passport control hit by outage causing long waits at airports
Long queues were building at British airports on Tuesday night after the country's Border Force suffered a nationwide technical issue that affected passport control.
Two dead, many wounded in Israeli bombing south of Rafah
Two Palestinians were killed and others were injured early on Wednesday, as a result of Israeli bombing south of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
A seven-year-old boy has died after being left behind accidentally inside a locked vehicle in Sharjah.
The UAE and Egypt have conducted the 49th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid into northern Gaza.
Authorities in Ras Al Khaimah have revealed plans to introduce electric air taxi services by 2027.
