Mexico
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised a full investigation after a metro overpass collapsed, killing at least 24 people. Concerns had previously been expressed about the line’s safety, and there had been allegations of corruption.
More from the BBC here.
Iran
A 52-year-old Swiss diplomat has been found dead in Tehran after falling from the 17th floor of a tower block. Iran’s foreign ministry says it will make a statement once an investigation is finished.
More from Al Jazeera here.
India
No respite for India.
From the Associated Press:
“COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be ‘horrible.’”
More here.