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Operations at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Canada were disrupted following a reported security incident. Airport authorities advised passengers to check their flight status due to possible delays.

NAV Canada stated it received bomb threats affecting several of its facilities. Staff at those locations were safely evacuated as a precaution, according to Firstpost.

The Ottawa Police Service also confirmed it is investigating the incident. Further details have not been provided.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on Thursday called for a global arms embargo and suspension of trade and investment ties with Israel, citing its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Addressing the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese described Israel’s conduct as “one of the cruellest genocides in modern history.” In her report, she highlighted the role of corporate entities in facilitating settlement expansion and urged accountability for violations of international law, UN News reported.

Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva dismissed the report as “legally groundless” and accused Albanese of abusing her position.

Northern and western China remain under red alerts as torrential rains threaten more flash floods and landslides. In Taiping, Henan province, five people died and three are missing after a river overflowed, prompting the deployment of over 1,000 rescue workers. In Gansu, two people were killed by a landslide at a construction site, according to Al Jazeera.

Xianfeng in Hubei province recorded over a month’s rainfall in just 12 hours, forcing the evacuation of 18,000 people and the suspension of schools and public transport.

Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, during a visit to Hebei, urged officials to expand evacuation efforts. While China has a national weather monitoring system, experts warn that predicting extreme weather in rural areas remains difficult due to climate change and complex terrain, Al Jazeera reported.

Police have arrested 52 people, including six Chinese nationals for their alleged connection in crypto currency transactions and illegally operating a dating app.. 

A team deployed from Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police nabbed them while they were unlawfully operating the call center from a rented house at Lalitpur Metropolitan City-4 and Meto Dating App after registering the 'Social Software Development Company. 

The company has rented a house at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-13, Chagal as its branch from where such illegal activities were being conducted, the CIB informed. 

The CIB team had seized around Rs 1.4 million, three laptops and 54 mobile sets from the arrestees. 

Police have started an investigation into the case.