Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp has discovered a 2,492-carat diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana in southern Africa, the company said late Wednesday, noting it was one of the largest stones to be excavated.Lucara did not reveal the stone's gem quality. Nevertheless, its size would make it the second largest rough diamond discovered to date, after the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond found in neighboring South Africa in 1905. After being cut and polished, it became part of the British crown jewels.The company will present the diamond to Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday.Botswana is the world's top diamond producer by value.

A man was found dead late Wednesday night in Kiryat Gat in what was suspected to be a murder, Israeli media reported on Thursday morning. A 30-year-old suspect was arrested to be questioned for involvement in the death of the man.

Ukraine's military said its forces came under repeated attack on Wednesday around the town of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces are pressing for a breakthrough, but said it was inflicting losses on the attackers.In a statement, the military general staff said there were 46 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front over the course of Wednesday; of these, 44 were repelled and two were still underway as of 1900 GMT.It also said 238 Russian troops were killed or wounded in the same area on Wednesday. It did not disclose Ukrainian losses.