World News updates: Israel shuts Chengdu consulate as ties with China come under strain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (File photo)
A teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok after fatally shooting his grandparents, making it one of Thailand’s deadliest school shootings in recent years. Elsewhere, Israel shut one of its consulates in China as ties deteriorated, the US ordered inspections of more than 1,400 Boeing 737 Max jets, and Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan prepared to sign a new defence agreement.
Here’s a look at today’s top world developments:
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US FAA orders checks on 1,400+ Boeing 737 Max jets over ‘cracks’
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max aircraft after cracks were discovered in structural components of some older Boeing 737 planes, prompting precautionary checks across the Max fleet, CBS reported.
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund
In the United States, a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harm caused to young users, in the second phase of a landmark lawsuit that the company had already lost earlier this year, according to AP.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign joint defence deal
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after it was attacked by the US and Israel.
Two members of Iran’s women’s football team become Australian citizens
In Australia, two members of Iran’s women’s football team who sought asylum earlier this year were sworn in as Australian citizens in Brisbane, closing a chapter that drew international attention.
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