HOUSTON -- Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Tuesday said the largest red state will provide more land for the mass deportation operation planned by the incoming Donald Trump administration.

"We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there's something that meets the federal government's needs, we want them to be able to utilize that," Buckingham told The Texas Tribune on Tuesday. (U.S.-Migrants)

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OSLO -- Two people died and several others sustained serious injuries following an accident at a biogas plant on Denmark's Funen Island, local police confirmed on Tuesday evening.

The accident occurred at the Flemlose Biogas Plant, approximately 200 km west of Copenhagen. Emergency services, including police, health authorities, and rescue teams, have been on-site since 6 p.m. local time, with search efforts ongoing to locate potential additional casualties. (Denmark-Accident)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, his spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

The UN chief hopes that this agreement can put an end to the violence, destruction and suffering the people of both countries have been experiencing, the statement said. (UN-Israel-Lebanon-Ceasefire)

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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT -- Israel's security cabinet approved on Tuesday night a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, was expected to take effect on Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) in Israel and Lebanon. (Israel-Lebanon-Ceasefire) Enditem

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