WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

►UK LONDON

The British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but further legal hurdles could yet hold up or derail one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's key policies.

►Hungary BUDAPEST

Hungary's government will consider whether to enforce lower fuel prices after a review by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) of regional average price levels, Economy Minister Marton Nagy told business daily Vilaggazdasag.

►Philippines MANILA

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said yesterday the trilateral agreement signed between his country and the United States and Japan was not directed at anyone, but merely a strengthening of relations between the three.

►France PARIS

France will step up security around Jewish schools and synagogues, partly as a response to the current Middle East crisis between Israel and Iran, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on social media platform X.

►Croatia ZAGREB

Croatia holds parliamentary elections on Wednesday with two main candidates to lead the government who have dominated the Balkan country's political scene for years.

►Australia SYDNEY

The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, police said yesterday, as the attacker's father opened up about his son's long history of mental illness and frustrations with women.

►Japan TOKYO

The developer of the widely used artificial intelligence chatbot CHATGPT said yesterday it has opened an office in Tokyo, its first in Asia, as part of efforts to respond to growing popularity of the service in the country. AGENCIES