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Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma has been arrested in Johannesburg on arms and murder charges as British authorities push for his extradition over the Bedfordshire killings. South African police say they will process the case alongside the UK extradition request.
The ICC has announced changes to the structure of both the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup, with a new ‘super seven’ phase in the 50-over event, no quarter-finals, and expanded group stages. The 2028 T20 World Cup remains a 20-team event with ten teams advancing from the group stage. Scotland must requalify for regional playoffs, and funding concerns for West Indies surface amid broader economic pressures.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a 10-year program that will image the southern sky every few nights. The telescope has started regular operations from its Chilean mountaintop site and is already returning new detections, including thousands of asteroids and transient views such as Comet 3I/ATLAS.
El Niño has strengthened, with forecasters warning it will be among the strongest on record. Regions across Africa, South Asia, and the Americas face droughts, floods, and rising food prices as climate impacts intensify. Aid groups warn that vulnerable communities and smallholder farmers will bear the brunt as aid budgets tighten.