Briefly

UNITED STATES

1 dead after 16 people shot at party in Texas

Sixteen people were shot and at least one was killed on Sunday during a large party at a home in Houston, where police said gunfire broke out after an uninvited guest was asked to leave. An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the injured ranged in age from 16 to 40, the Houston Police Department said in a statement on Sunday evening. No suspect is currently in custody, though several people were detained, questioned and then released.

BRAZIL

Police foil plot to bomb concert

Brazilian police said on Sunday they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, working in coordination with the Justice Ministry, said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalization of teenagers, including self-harm and violent content as a form of social belonging. According to Rio de Janeiro's City Hall, 2.1 million people attended the concert.

PAKISTAN

Military conducts second missile test

The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometers, the second launch in two days as tensions with India have soared recently. "The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile's advanced navigation system and enhanced accuracy," the military said in a statement. On Saturday, the military said it had tested a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 kilometers. It did not say where either of the tests took place. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was satisfied with the military's "full preparedness for national defense".

GERMANY

Government set to rule as pact signed

The conservatives of Germany's designated Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the center-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition deal on Monday, on the eve of launching their new government. Merz, 69, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe's biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis in Berlin. The 144-page coalition contract titled "Responsibility for Germany" lays out a policy road map for the next four years for the coalition of the country's two traditional big-tent parties.

Agencies Via Xinhua