TL;DRPrime Minister Modi has announced that those responsible for the examination scandal will be held accountable following youth protests in India. Meanwhile, the political opposition is increasing its pressure on the government.

TL;DRHamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader following a two-year transitional period. Experts interpret this appointment as a shift away from the more pragmatic factions within the organization.

TL;DRThe widespread consumption of the painkiller Tramadol is identified as a contributing factor to militia-led violence in the Central African Republic. The substance is transported into the country via smuggling routes originating in Asia and passing through the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

TL;DRCuban artist and government critic Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has arrived in the United States following his release from a high-security prison in Cuba. He was received in Miami after his whereabouts had previously been unknown.

TL;DRThe state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia has passed a motion to promote multilingualism in schools. Fact checkers have clarified that claims suggesting exams will no longer need to be taken in German are inaccurate.