Eight teenage girls have been charged with the murder of a 59-year-old man in Toronto, Canadian police say. The girls, aged between 13 and 16, are accused of stabbing the victim in what police describe as “a swarming” just after midnight local time on Sunday. The man, who has not been identified, had been living in a shelter for the homeless at the time of the attack. Toronto Mayor John Tory said he was “deeply disturbed” by the case in a statement. A group of bystanders flagged down emergency services after finding the man with stab wounds shortly after midnight on Sunday, Toronto Police Detective Sergeant Terry Browne told reporters. The victim, who had only recently moved into sheltered housing, later died in hospital. The girls, whose identities are protected under Canadian law, were arrested near the scene of the attack and a number of weapons were seized. They had met via social media and three of them had had previous contact with police, Detective Sergeant Terry Browne said.(BBC)…[+]

Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. The billionaire had promised to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role. He says he will still run the software and servers teams after his replacement is found. Changes on the platform since his takeover have been much criticised.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Since Mr Musk bought the social media site in October, he has fired about half of its staff and attempted a rollout of Twitter’s paid-for verification feature before putting it on pause. The feature was relaunched last week.

Peru has ordered the Mexican ambassador to leave within 72 hours after Mexico granted asylum to the family of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. Mr Castillo was removed from office earlier this month after he tried to dissolve Congress. He is being investigated in Peru on charges of rebellion and conspiracy. But Mexico has been supportive of the ousted president, and said early on that it was considering granting him asylum. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has called the removal of Mr Castillo undemocratic. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday the government was negotiating safe passage for the family of Mr Castillo, who were inside Mexico’s embassy in the Peruvian capital Lima. His Peruvian counterpart, Ana Cecilia Gervasi, said safe passage had been granted. But Mexico’s decision to grant asylum caused further anger in Peru, and Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy has now been declared “persona non grata” by the government.(NU)…[+]