Death toll from Egypt's train collision rises to 7, with 112 injured
The death toll from Sunday's collision between two trains in Egypt's Giza governorate has risen to seven, with 112 others injured, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said.
The ministry said in a statement that 45 patients had been discharged after their conditions improved and they received the necessary treatment, while seven others were expected to be discharged soon. The remaining injured were continuing to receive treatment under medical observation.
Earlier in the day, the ministry said in another statement that 72 ambulances took part in rescue and evacuation operations, with the injured transferred to multiple hospitals in Giza and nearby Beni Suef governorate.
Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot officially receives mandate to form gov't
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday formally tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government, giving the former military chief a chance to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his right-wing coalition lost its parliamentary majority in October's election.
Eisenkot, leader of the centrist Yashar party, received recommendations from 67 lawmakers in the 120-seat parliament, against 46 for Netanyahu.
At the ceremony, Herzog called for a "stable government that can last" and called for unity.
South Africa's ANC remains largest party despite vote decline
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) retained its position as the country's largest political party in the 2026 local government elections despite a sharp decline in voter support.
The results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Sunday showed that the ANC, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, received 30.76 percent of the votes counted nationwide, down more than 14 percentage points from the previous local elections in 2021.
The ANC's main rival, the Democratic Alliance (DA), secured 24.64 percent. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, won 9.76 percent in its first contest in local government elections.
Trump says renewed strikes on Iran "highly unlikely" if talks progress
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that renewed military strikes on Iran were "highly unlikely" as long as negotiations made progress, but did not rule out further military actions.
In a phone interview with CNN, Trump claimed that the United States had already dealt a severe blow to Iran and that further military action was "highly unlikely" to be necessary.
"It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement," Trump noted, referring to Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Houthis claim missile, drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities, Riyadh airport
Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday that it had launched four military operations involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones against an international airport and a financial center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, as well as troop positions inside Yemen, claiming extensive damage and casualties.
In a statement aired by the group's al-Masirah TV, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport, Saudi energy giant Aramco's oil storage tanks and a financial center in Riyadh, claiming direct hits and significant damage.
Sarea said a second struck Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, a major oil processing hub in the kingdom's Eastern Province, claiming that the attack hit its intended targets and sparked fires.■
