India's Education Minister Resigns After 'Cockroach' Student Protests
Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after a week of nationwide youth-led protests, handing a major victory to the self-styled "Cockroach" movement that has mounted one of the most serious popular challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in recent years. Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X on Saturday, saying he had submitted his letter of resignation, and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party subsequently called off its demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.
The protests were fuelled by anger over an exam-leak scandal and coalesced around a Gen-Z-led network that has become perhaps the most visible expression of public discontent with the Modi administration during its 12 years in power. With the minister's departure confirmed and the movement suspending its street campaign, the stand-off has ended, at least for now, in a rare government concession to student pressure.
Trump Returns to Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Friday night, attending the rescheduled gala at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington three months after the original April event was halted by a shooting outside the ballroom. He delivered a rambling, hour-long speech and appeared in good spirits, at one point joking about a possible third term in office.
The redo was a scaled-down affair with scaled-up security, held against a backdrop of unusually high threat levels. The Secret Service had warned that nationwide threats so far this year were nearly 40 per cent higher than during the same period last year, and the White House had previewed the president's remarks as "unifying yet vicious."
Vehicle Plowed Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event
A vehicle drove into a crowd at a Pride event in central Berlin, killing at least one person and injuring 16 others, police said. The incident triggered an intensive manhunt as officers searched for the driver.
Investigators said the suspect is known to police and has links to local Islamist circles, and that there is a "strong suspicion" the attack was an act of terrorism. The investigation is ongoing.
Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in France and Spain
Out-of-control wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 250,000 people to flee, authorities in both countries said, as firefighters struggled to contain blazes fanned by strong winds. About 70,000 people were evacuated in central Spain, while 197,000 fled in France, including tens of thousands near Bordeaux.
French officials said they were far from bringing the Bordeaux-area fires under control and Paris mobilised the military to assist overstretched crews. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned of "complex hours" ahead, while smoke from fires near Madrid prompted health warnings in the capital.
Joshua Survives Two Knockdowns to Stop Prenga Before Fury Fight
Anthony Joshua was knocked down twice in a chaotic first round but recovered to stop Kristian Prenga with a devastating second-round knockout in Jeddah, clearing his final hurdle before a planned super-fight with Tyson Fury in November. The Albanian challenger was left crumpled after Joshua's finishing assault.
Norris on Pole as Hamilton and Antonelli Penalised in Hungary
Defending world champion Lando Norris claimed his first grand prix pole position of 2026 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, edging Lewis Hamilton by just 0.012 seconds in a dramatic qualifying session. Hamilton's hopes were then dented further when he and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli were both handed three-place grid penalties.
Police Investigate Payments to Reform UK First Revealed by The Guardian
The Metropolitan Police are investigating two £250,000 donations to Reform UK made in the run-up to the 2024 general election by Britain Means Business, a company controlled by the party's deputy leader, Richard Tice. The payments were first revealed by The Guardian and are now the subject of a police inquiry.
Fourth Firefighter Dies Battling Colorado's Knowles Wildfire
Nathan Matthews, a 43-year-old firefighter from Lincoln, Nebraska, died on Friday from burn injuries sustained while battling the Knowles wildfire near the Colorado‑Utah border in June, the US Department of the Interior said. He is the fourth firefighter to die from the blaze, which enveloped his crew during a fast‑moving wildfire.