International from Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway to find two people still missing.

The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on Tuesday with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern about outbreaks of waterborne disease as the inundation recedes.

Dozens of excited Indonesians waved at a motorcade carrying Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour on Tuesday, expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it held talks in Tripoli to help resolve a central bank crisis on Monday that sparked a blockade of oil production and threatens the worst crisis in years for the major energy exporter. 

Yemen's Houthi group attacked two crude oil tankers in the Red Sea on Monday, the US military said.

At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather.

Hamas' armed wing said the group has been operating under new instructions on how to handle hostages should Israeli forces approach their locations in Gaza since June. 

The United Kingdom will suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel due to risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday.