US President Joe Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall - focus news uk
US President Joe Biden is under fire from both Republicans and Democrats after his administration announced a new border wall construction in Texas.
The president said he was unable to stop the work because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump was in power.
Members of his Democratic Party said walls did not work, while rival Republicans accused him of hypocrisy.
Some 20 miles (32km) of barriers will be built in a sparsely populated stretch of the Rio Grande Valley. #Joebiden #mexico
India flash floods leaves more than 100 people missing - focus news uk
Indian authorities are racing against time to rescue people after flash floods in the north-eastern state of Sikkim left 102 people missing.
Fourteen people are known to have died after a Himalayan glacial lake burst its banks, triggering massive floods.
Officials said more than 3,000 tourists had been stranded in different parts of the state.
Hundreds of search and rescue personnel have been deployed across the region. #India #flashflood
India's ultimatum to 41 Canadian diplomats to leave the country - focus news uk
There are currently 62 Canadian diplomats serving in India and 41 have been asked to return, bringing the number down to 21 as India has already banned Canadian visas.
India has taken this step after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented irrefutable evidence of the involvement of the notorious secret agency RAW in the killing of a separatist Sikh leader who was killed in his country. #diplomats #evidence