Armed men overpowered security forces on Thursday prompting them to release the son of drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman.

China's TikTok this week launched an education program in India as the popular short-video app looks to expand its offering and assuage local authority in one of its biggest markets. From a report: This is the first time TikTok has launched a program of this kind in any market, a spokesperson told TechCrunch. TkTok, owned by the world's most valued startup Bytedance, said it's working with a number of content creators and firms in India to populate the platform with educational videos. These bite-sized clips cover a range of topics, from school-level science and math concepts to learning new languages. The social app is also featuring videos that offer tips on health and mental awareness, and motivational talks. The social platform, which is used by more than 200 million users in India every month, said its education program is aimed at "democratizing learning for the Indian digital community on the platform." (TikTok had 120 million monthly active users in April this year.) It has partnered with edtech startups Vedantu, Toppr, Made Easy and Gradeup that will produce educational content for TikTok.

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A Boeing pilot working on the 737 Max said in messages from 2016 that a new automated system was making the plane difficult to control in flight simulators, more than two years before it was grounded following two deadly crashes. From a report: The pilot, Mark Forkner, complained that the system, known as MCAS, was causing him trouble. "It's running rampant in the sim," he said in a message to a colleague, referring to the simulator. "Granted, I suck at flying, but even this was egregious," he went on to say, according to a transcript of the exchange reviewed by The New York Times. The 737 Max was grounded earlier this year after crashing twice in five months, killing 346 people. In both cases, MCAS malfunctioned based on erroneous data, sending the planes into unrecoverable nose dives. Mr. Forkner, the chief technical pilot for the plane, went on to say that he had lied to the Federal Aviation Administration. "I basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)," Mr. Forkner says in the messages. The messages are from November 2016. Eight months earlier, Mr. Forkner had asked the F.A.A. if it would be O.K. to remove mention of MCAS from the pilot's manual. The F.A.A., which at the time believed the system would only activate in rare cases and wasn't particularly dangerous, approved Mr. Forkner's request.

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Officials say Khartoum and rebels have managed to pin down a partial agenda for discussions.

Officials say Khartoum and rebels have managed to pin down a partial agenda for discussions.

Officials say Khartoum and rebels have managed to pin down a partial agenda for discussions.

A handful of countries led by France block European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

A handful of countries led by France block European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

A handful of countries led by France block European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

Boris Johnson and EU agree on new deal two weeks before Brexit deadline.

Boris Johnson and EU agree on new deal two weeks before Brexit deadline.

Boris Johnson and EU agree on new deal two weeks before Brexit deadline.

Social inequalities, environmental degradation, climate change and wars are contributing to rising hunger, report says.

Social inequalities, environmental degradation, climate change and wars are contributing to rising hunger, report says.

Social inequalities, environmental degradation, climate change and wars are contributing to rising hunger, report says.