Rucsandra Moldoveanu

A major outage affected Facebook, Instagram and Messenger, leaving users locked out and unable to send messages across the UK, US and Europe. Down Detector recorded a sharp rise in reports beginning shortly after midday, marking the second significant Meta service disruption in recent days. Users similarly encountered error messages during a weekend outage, indicating ongoing instability across Meta’s platforms.

US officials reportedly will not intervene to stop the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK, where prosecutors have authorised 59 charges including rape, sexual assault and human trafficking offences dating from 2010 to 2017. The White House is said to have no intention of becoming involved despite calls from some Republican figures, while the brothers deny all allegations. The Crown Prosecution Service has requested their extradition following additional evidence submitted by Bedfordshire Police, bringing the total number of alleged victims to seven.

Eight Buddhist monks were killed and 13 seriously injured when an allegedly stolen pick-up truck driven by an 11-year-old crashed into a walking pilgrimage in Mukdahan, Thailand. Five monks died at the scene and three later in hospital, while additional minor injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded quickly, and authorities are investigating the circumstances, with a juvenile suspect reportedly in custody.