Breaking news live updates, May 10: Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali

Israel has deported two foreign activists detained from a Gaza-bound flotilla, the country’s foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila were among dozens of activists aboard a flotilla intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters off the coast of Greece on April 30.

The two were taken into custody by Israeli forces and brought to Israel for questioning, while the remaining activists were transported to the Greek island of Crete and later released.

Chief election commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar, accompanied by his spouse, offered prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala Temple, as cited by ANI.

Speaking to reporters at the Padmavathi Temple on Saturday, Kumar said, “I am in Padmavathi ji's temple. I pray for all the electors of this country and for peaceful elections. Jai Bharat. Jai Hind.”

The Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry have concluded.

Karnataka minister D Sudhakar died in the early hours of Sunday after prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66.

The planning and statistics minister breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences here. He had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months.

"Honourable Minister Mr. Sudhakar D, 66 yrs old, was declared dead at 3.15 am on 10.05.2026 in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Electronic City," Dr R Chinnadurai, Medical Director of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, said in the bulletin.

Sudhakar was a senior Congress leader and the MLA from Hiriyur in Chitradurga district.

The Saket court on Saturday approved a three-day police custody of Al-Falah University Chairman, and Director and major shareholder of Tarbia Education Foundation, Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, who was arrested on March 24 in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case.

The Al-Falah Trust allegedly generated proceeds of crime quantified at Rs. 493.24 Crore, being the fee receipts obtained by inducing admissions of students in institutions. The prosecuting agency had alleged that the applicant deceived multiple regulators to obtain an Essentiality Certificate from the Government of Haryana and the permissions from the National Medical Commission.

Earlier, on May 2, the court dismissed the regular bail plea of Jawad Ahmed Siddique. He sought a regular bail in a money laundering case connected with Al Falah Trust. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has already filed a charge sheet against him.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan dismissed the bail application after hearing arguements by counsel for accsued and the ED.

While rejecting the bail, the court noted, "It is evident that the POC generated from the Al-Falah University/trust/college were routed through the related parties, i.e. Amla Enterprises LLP, Karkun Constructions & Developers and Diyala Construction and Developers Pvt Ltd, owned by his wife, children, and trusted employees, but ultimately controlled by himself, took money from India to abroad and invested in the business, movable and immovable properties abroad."

"Thus, as Managing Trustee and Chancellor, he abused his fiduciary duties by using charitable and educational institutions as instruments for personal, family, and commercial benefit, in violation of statutory obligations," ASJ Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan said in the order.

The aggregate income for years out of NAAC accreditation and false projection of UGC recognition under section 12(B), resulted in the generation of proceeds of crime by the accused in the form of educational receipts received by Al-Falah Charitable Trust, Al-Falah University and all the institutes, including the Medical college under Al-Falah Charitable Trust, comes to Rs. 493.24 Crore, the ED had told the court.

Three individuals, including a Pakistani national, have been arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle 89 firearms, including at least 17 reported stolen, from the United States to Canada.


In an official release issued by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Friday, the arrests followed a traffic stop on Thursday by New York State Police along State Route 90.


Officers observed inconsistent responses from the occupants during questioning, leading to a search that uncovered a large cache of firearms, including additional weapons in the backseat. According to the release, the accused were identified as Malik Bromfield, 22, a Canadian citizen; Faizan Ali, 25, a Pakistani citizen; and Kamal Salman, 22, a citizen of Canada, the United States, and Jordan.


The accused were later presented before a US Magistrate Judge in White Plains federal court and detained.


Ali was also found carrying an expired Pakistani National Driving Permit issued to another individual.


The three individuals are charged with multiple offences, including smuggling from the United States, unlicensed dealing in firearms, transporting stolen firearms in interstate commerce, and unlawful possession of firearms. Bromfield faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien.


The maximum statutory sentences for these offences range from five to 15 years in prison, though sentencing will be determined by the court.


The arrests were announced by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton; FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C Barnacle, Jr; and ATF Special Agent in Charge Bryan DiGirolamo.


"As alleged, the defendants were caught transporting more than 80 guns, including short-barreled rifles and stolen firearms, to smuggle them out of the country," Clayton said.


FBI Assistant Director Barnacle added that the three defendants, including two foreign nationals, endangered communities by attempting to smuggle the firearms into Canada.


ATF Special Agent DiGirolamo emphasised the threat of illegal firearms trafficking to public safety.


The investigation involved a coordinated effort between the NYSP Troop F Community Stabilisation Unit, the FBI's New York Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the ATF. The prosecution is being handled by the White Plains Division of the US Attorney's Office, with Assistant US Attorney John Sarlitto leading the case.

All passengers on board the MV Hondius as well as some crew members will begin disembarkation from about 0700 GMT on Sunday, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said on Saturday.

The company said in a statement that the ship was expected to arrive in Granadilla, Tenerife, at 0430 GMT, and once disembarked, those on board "will be transferred immediately to their allocated aircraft".

The United States has initiated action in district courts to revoke the naturalised citizenship of 12 individuals, including an Indian man accused of fraud prior to his naturalisation, as per a statement by the US Department of Justice.


Debashis Ghosh, 62, is accused of conspiring to defraud investors of USD 2.5 million intended for the construction of an aircraft maintenance facility, as per the statement.


"Before Debashis Ghosh naturalised, he conspired to defraud investors of $2.5 million intended for the construction of an aircraft maintenance facility. After naturalising, Ghosh, a native of India, continued the fraudulent scheme, misrepresenting the location and safekeeping of the investor funding. But in his 2012 naturalisation application and interview, Ghosh claimed that he had never committed a crime or offence for which he had not arrested," as per the statement.


"The denaturalisation complaint against Ghosh alleges that he is subject to denaturalisation because during the period in which he was statutorily required to demonstrate good moral character, he committed a crime involving moral turpitude, committed unlawful acts that adversely reflected on his moral character, and falsely testified about his crime. Additionally, Ghosh willfully misrepresented the material fact of his crime during his naturalisation proceedings," the statement read.


Under the Immigration and Nationality Act of the US Constitution, a naturalised US citizen's citizenship may be revoked, and a certificate of naturalisation cancelled, if the naturalisation was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.


"Individuals implicated in committing fraud, heinous crimes such as sexual abuse, or expressing support for terrorism should never have been naturalised as United States citizens," the statement quoted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.


Blanche added, "The Trump administration is taking action to correct these egregious violations of our immigration system. Those who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalisation process will face the fullest extent of the law."

A fresh wave of attacks by jihadist fighters in central Mali killed dozens of people, local and security sources said Saturday.

Friday's attacks were claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), who had already killed at least 30 people in attacks on villages on Wednesday.

One local official said the latest attacks by the armed groups had brought the toll to more than 70 in recent days.

Another local official put the death toll at 80.

"Our hearts are bleeding," one local youth leader said, accusing nearby army detachments of doing nothing to help, despite multiple calls.

One security source described the situation in the region as "worrying". "JNIM is targeting villages that refused to sign local agreements," the source added.

The latest attacks come after JNIM and the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) carried out an unprecedented assault against the ruling junta in Mali last month.

Since then, Mali's security situation has become critical, with several areas in the north now controlled by armed groups.