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*) Top UN court to rule in Germany 'genocide' case over Gaza
The United Nations' top court will rule on charges by Nicaragua that Germany if facilitating genocide in Gaza by supplying arms to Israel.
Nicaragua initiated proceedings against Germany at the International Court of Justice, accusing Berlin of breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention.
At a hearing earlier this month, Nicaragua requested the court issue emergency measures for Germany to stop its arms exports to Israel.
*) Living conditions worsen in Gaza's Rafah amid rising heat, trash piles
Meanwhile, garbage piles up and the heat rises in war-torn Gaza as life becomes even more grim for displaced Palestinians living in tents.
Last week, temperatures already topped 30°C, turning the makeshift shelters made from plastic tarps and sheets into sweltering ovens.
Rafah hosts about 1.5 million displaced, more than half of Gaza's population which has been besieged and bombarded by Israel for nearly seven months.
*) Security deal ready for Saudi if it normalises ties with Israel: Blinken
The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations with Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Blinken was visiting the kingdom on his seventh trip to the region since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which has then launched a relentless offensive in Gaza.
President Joe Biden's administration, while supporting Israel, has sought moderation from its government by dangling the prospect of formal relations with Saudi Arabia.
*) Scores of people dead in western Kenya after dam collapses
At least 42 people have died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
The dam bust in Nakuru county, washing away houses and cutting off a road, with rescuers digging through debris to find survivors.
Monday's dam collapse raises the total death toll over the March-May wet season to 120 as heavier than usual rainfall pounds East Africa.
*) Scotland's first minister Yousaf steps down after a year
Humza Yousaf has announced his resignation as Scotland's first minister, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week.
The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administration, during which support for his pro-independence Scottish National Party has fallen.
Yousaf had been facing growing calls to resign since unceremoniously ending the party’s power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens in the Scottish parliament.
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