Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will share technology to combat seaweed infestation with Caribbean nations.

Guyana is headquarters for the 15 -member Caribbean trade bloc known as Caricom .

Modi promises to help the region in areas including health, energy and agriculture.

He also announces more than 1,000 scholarships over the next five years for trade bloc nations.

Mali 's junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday .

The move was announced in a presidential decree issued by Gen. Assimi Goita , Mali 's leader.

Mali has been ruled by military leaders since a junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year .

U.N. working group concludes China 's repatriation of North Korean defectors constitutes an "arbitrary deprivation of liberty" Group adopted opinions during an August session in response to a petition filed on behalf of a North Korean national.

Kim Cheol-ok was among hundreds of North Koreans deported by China to their home country last year .

China has overtaken Germany in the use of robots in industry, an annual report shows.

South Korea is the world leader with 1,012 robots per 10,000 employees, up 5% since 2018 .

Germany has in the past relied heavily on its industrial base and exports for growth but is facing tougher competition from China .

Skirmishes erupt between Serbian police and opposition urging arrests over deadly roof collapse.

Anti-government protesters sought to block a courthouse in Novi Sad , where the roof collapse at the station on Nov. 1 killed 15 people.

The collapse has triggered a wave of protests against the populist authorities and arrests of several activists.

UK to speed up decommissioning of old military equipment to save up to Â500 m over five years .

Ships, drones and helicopters - some more than 50 years old - will be decommissioned.

Defence Secretary John Healey says move will free up funds for further investment in the armed forces.

The attack happened Tuesday evening in Bannu , a district in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban , known as the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, claimed responsibility.

There was no immediate comment by the government, but the security and intelligence officials said security personnel were carrying out an operation targeting those who orchestrated the attack.

Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence since November 2022 .

Thai woman sentenced to death for poisoning her friend with cyanide in first of 14 murder trials.

Sararat , 36 , is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with the chemical.

Her ex-husband, Vitoon Rangsiwuthaporn , was given 16 months in prison and her former lawyer two years for complicity in Siriporn 's killing.

Police said they collected fingerprints and other evidence from Sararat 's Toyota Forerunner last year .

Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops.

Comes as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowing long-range missile strikes.

Putin yesterday lowered threshold for Moscow to consider nuclear response to attacks on Russia .

Germany 's foreign minister yesterday vowed her country 'will not be intimidated' by Putin .

Comes after German media revealed nation will transform into NATO staging ground if conflict to East should escalate.

German Lieutenant Colonel and Head of Hamburg State Command Jörn Plischke is one staunch advocate of the need to prepare for a possible war in Europe and has embarked on a drive to 'shake up' Germany 's industrial and agricultural sectors.

He declared companies in these sectors must train five extra truck drivers per hundred employees.

Meanwhile, NATO is holding its largest-ever artillery exercise just 70 miles from the border.

British Army is testing what military chiefs have described as a 'game-changing' weapon.

The Kuzminka Military Base is a critical staging area for Putin 's forces.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman chaired the weekly cabinet meeting for the first time since Sept. 24 .

The 88-year-old king recovered in October from lung inflammation after undergoing medical tests.

His last cabinet meeting in September came after a royal decree allowing the cabinet to convene in the absence of both himself and the prime minister.