WORLD NEWS
Italian Mafia goes bust

Over 200 people have been convicted in Italy's largest mafia trial in three decades, with charges including drug trafficking, criminal association, extortion, and bribery brought against the members of the Ndrangheta crime syndicate, who are considered to be one of the most powerful mafia’s in Italy.

The three-year "maxi trial" was held in a specially built high-security courtroom in Calabria, with over 900 witnesses . The trial included non-mafia individuals among the defendants, such as police officials, public servants, and business people.

The Ndrangheta is estimated to control up to 80% of Europe's cocaine market and boasts an annual turnover of around $60bn.

The trial was the largest of its kind since the 1980s and saw judges examine thousands of hours of testimony.

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ISRAEL-PALESTINE
Hamas leader says they are close to a truce agreement with Israel

Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh has said that the group is “close to” reaching a truce agreement with Israel, despite the ongoing conflict.

The negotiations are mainly focused on

• The duration of the truce

• Arrangements for aid delivery into Gaza,

• The exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

The anticipated deal would involve the release of Israeli women and children hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian women and children in Israeli prisons. Talks about a temporary truce for aid delivery and the hostages-for-prisoners swap deal are ongoing.

Details of the truce is expected to be released by Qatar

TECH
Elon musk sues media watchdog

It’s official, Elon is suing.

Elon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit against Media Matters, accusing the watchdog group of creating a report that showed advertisers' posts next to neo-Nazi and white nationalist content.

Major US companies, including Disney, Warner Bros, and Comcast, pulled their advertising from X due to concerns about their ads appearing next to hate speech on the site.

Media matters CEO called the tech giant a “bully” and referred to the lawsuit as “frivolous”