BERLIN -- Friedrich Merz from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected German chancellor on Tuesday afternoon's second-round Bundestag voting. In the first round, Merz failed to secure a required majority in the parliament.
A total of 325 members of Germany's Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament, voted for Merz, surpassing the 316 seats needed. In the first round earlier on Tuesday, Merz received 310 votes. He is also the first chancellor candidate since World War II to fail to be elected in the first round. (Germany-Election)
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NEW DELHI -- At least 14 people were killed and many others injured after unseasonal thunderstorms accompanied by rains and gusty winds lashed India's western state of Gujarat, officials said Tuesday.
A total of 168 out of 253 sub-districts in the state received rain in the last 24 hours. (India-Thunderstorm-Deaths)
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SANAA -- At least four people were killed and 39 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province on Monday, health authorities run by the Houthi militant group said Tuesday in a statement.
On Monday, Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV reported 48 Israeli airstrikes targeting the Red Sea province, which hit the port city of Hodeidah, its airport, a cement factory, and military sites northeast of the city. Local residents told Xinhua that the strikes caused significant damage to infrastructure. (Yemen-Israeli Airstrikes-Casualtie)
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JAKARTA -- At least 12 people were killed and more than five others injured in a single-vehicle bus accident in Padang Panjang city, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday morning, an official confirmed.
The incident involved a bus operated by the Antar Lintas Sumatra (ALS) company, traveling the Medan-Jakarta route. The bus reportedly lost control and overturned after experiencing a brake failure. (Indonesia-Road Accident-Death) Enditem
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