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The bodies of two children who were murdered and mutilated were found the morning after the young friends were reported missing by their families. Nqobile Zulu, 5, and his friend, Tshiamo Ramanye, 6, disappeared on Wednesday after they had been left by Tshiamo's grandmother playing in the street in Soweto, South Africa.

After delaying its decision earlier this week, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that full access to the abortion pill mifepristone can continue as a lawsuit works its way through the lower federal courts. Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000, and its use has been deregulated in recent years. Under President Biden, the FDA made abortion pills more widely available at retail pharmacies, including delivery by mail. The ruling by the Supreme Court gives a victory to the Biden administration and supporters of abortion rights, but the Supreme Court will likely be asked to revisit the issue later this year.

The number of asylum seekers arriving in Europe has skyrocketed in 2023. More than 40,000 undocumented people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea so far this year: one of the highest rates since the 2015 migration crisis. The first quarter of 2023 was also the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017. Some 700 people have either died or gone missing in the first three months of the year en route. To discuss Europe's response to this, Euronews' International Correspondent Anelise Borges spoke to António Vitorino, Director General of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has cast doubt on Ukraine's long-held aspiration to join Nato. His intervention came after the bloc's boss, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Friday that "all Nato allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a Nato member". Mr Stoltenberg has consistently said Kyiv will join Nato in the medium term, once the Russian invasion is over. But Mr Orban was quick to express his surprise at the latest claim in a one-word tweet on Friday afternoon. "What?!" the Hungarian prime minister exclaimed, reacting to an article on Mr Stoltenberg's comments. Nato is a military alliance of 31 countries, mainly in Europe, but also including the US and Canada. Hungary, like all members, can veto new members joining. Nato members - including Hungary - agreed in 2008 that Ukraine would eventually join the alliance, while denying it immediate membership.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has had his house arrest extended for another 30 days by a Romanian court. He was first arrested alongside his brother, Tristan, at their Bucharest home in December 2022. On 31 March, he was moved from custody to house arrest following a ruling by a Romanian judge. Charges still have not been brought against the brothers or the two Romanian associates who were arrested alongside them. However, prosecutors are investigating the brothers for crimes of suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. They have denied the allegations.

I'm about to climb into the first "narco-sub" known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe. It's 20 metres (65 ft) long, built out of fibreglass and - remarkably - homemade. After clambering on top, I lift up the wonky manhole cover and descend into the hull where three men survived for 27 long days and nights, as they voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean just under the surface of the crashing waves. It's cramped, claustrophobic and incredibly primitive. The sunlight tries to creep in from faint cracks in the walls. There are a steering wheel, a couple of basic dials and a rusted key still wedged in the ignition. You can understand why one prospective skipper ....

Ringing the wrong doorbell. Driving up the wrong road. Approaching the wrong car. Losing a ball in a neighbour's yard. These are the common mistakes for which everyday Americans have been shot over the past seven days - one of them as young as six. Rather than mass shootings, it is these smaller, everyday incidents that account for a majority of firearms deaths and injuries in the US. And this week illustrated how these isolated acts accumulate into a larger portrait of gun violence in America. "The main type of incidents that we have are one or two people get shot," said Mark Bryant, director of the Gun Violence Archive. They have calculated 165 mass shootings so far this year, but thousands of smaller incidents. An average of 50 people die each day in the United States from non-suicide gun incidents, and roughly 100 are injured, according Mr Bryant and the Gun Violence Archive.

When its helicopter gunships and fighter jets rained fire and bombs on a village celebration last Tuesday, Myanmar’s military junta insisted it was targeting “terrorists.” But among those killed that day – in what was the deadliest attack by junta forces on civilians since it seized power two years ago – were dozens of women and children, the youngest just six months old. CNN spoke with half a dozen eyewitnesses and survivors who said those targeted in Pazigyi Village, part of a self-governed district in the central Sagaing region, were unarmed civilians enjoying a community celebration. The April 11 attack killed 186 villagers, among them 40 under the age of 18, according to Aung Myo Min, human rights minister for the National Unity Government (NUG), Myanmar’s shadow administration of ousted lawmakers. Families had come from surrounding villages to Pazigyi to enjoy breakfast at the event, a social gathering for the opening of a public administration hall. About 300 people had gathered, one eyewitness said. Children were eating rice and playing. People were drinking tea and chatting.

Two Netherlands-based manufacturers have teamed up to create a fully recyclable, lightweight solar panel. A collaboration between solar panel specialist Solarge and material manufacturer Econcore, the PV tiles replace heavy glass with a robust but lightweight honeycomb structure. As a result, the panels are up to 65 per cent lighter than conventional ones, making them easier to install. This eliminates the need for an aluminium frame and makes them more impact resistant than traditional solar panels. It also means they can be installed on weight restricted buildings like barns. The honeycomb structure makes them more efficient at controlling temperatures, too - whereas glass panels become less efficient in high heat settings.

Toronto airport gold heist: Police says $15m of valuables stolen Police are investigating a gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a location often used to ship gold mined in the province of Ontario. Canadian officials say more than C$20m ($15m; £12m) of gold and valuables were stolen on Monday 17 April. The "high-value" aircraft container arrived at the airport in the evening and was transported to a cargo holding facility. Police believe that is where the heist took place. The theft could mark one of the bigger heists in Canadian history, including the 2011 and 2012 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, when 3,000 tonnes of syrup valued at $18.7m were stolen from a storage facility in Quebec. Peel Regional Police inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said their team is investigating "all avenues" and described Monday's incident as "isolated" and "rare". Full Story Toronto airport gold heist: Police says $15m of valuables stolen - BBC News

The defence ministry in Moscow says a Russian fighter jet accidentally bombed the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the blast had left a huge crater about 20 metres (60 ft) wide in the city centre. Three people were injured and several buildings were damaged, he said. One apartment block was evacuated. A Su-34 fighter-bomber jet accidentally released the bomb, the ministry said. The defence ministry said the bomb fell at 22:15 local time (19:15 GMT) on Thursday. There was no explanation for the bombing other than what it described as an "abnormal descent of aviation ammunition". The bomb landed at an intersection of two roads not far from the city centre and next to residential buildings. Video has emerged on social media of the bomb causing an initial blast and some damage, as cars continue to stream along Prospekt Vatutina. Then, 18 seconds later the bomb detonates, blowing up a section of the road, catching one of the cars as it passes. Two women were taken to hospital for treatment and a nine-storey apartment block was evacuated because of potential structural damage, Mr Gladkov said. An investigation is under way. Full Story Ukraine war: Russian warplane accidentally bombs own city - BBC News

In America, seemingly any interaction, no matter how innocuous, can end in gun violence. Consider this month alone. In Kansas City, Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old with dreams of pursuing a career in engineering, was shot at point blank range for ringing the wrong doorbell. A group of young cheerleaders in Texas were shot when one accidentally entered the wrong car in a grocery store parking lot. Kaylin Gillis, 20, was fatally gunned down in rural New York after mistakenly pulling into the wrong driveway. And Kinsley White, a six-year-old from Gastonia, North Carolina, was shot alongside her parents when her basketball rolled into a neighbour’s garden. Experts say random acts of violence are made worse by so-called “Stand Your Ground” laws, provisions that the US Commission on Civil Rights once dubbed a “license to kill.”

Dominic Raab: Timeline of the Deputy Prime Minister's political career. Dominic Raab has resigned as deputy prime minister after a damaging report into claims he bullied civil servants was finally published. The findings of Adam Tolley KC’s independent probe in the bullying claims landed on the PM’s desk on Thursday morning, but the results were not initially revealed. Mr Raab has denied allegations of bullying – insisting that he believes “heart and soul” that he is not a bully. In a punchy resignation letter he said he felt “duty bound” to accept the outcome of the inquiry. But he also came out fighting, saying the independent investigation had dismissed “all but two” allegations against him. The findings were “flawed” and set a dangerous precendent for “good government”, he added, by setting the threshold for bullying “so low”.

Dominic Raab has resigned as Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister after an independent investigation ruled he bullied civil service in a string of government departments. The former Tory leadership contender quit following a day of agonising by the Prime minister Rishi Sunak over whether to sack him after he received Adam Tolley KC's report.