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Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz described as “a politically-motivated assassination,” media reports said.
Dubai: Authorities in Dubai successfully contained a massive fire that erupted late Friday night in a 67-storey residential tower in the Marina area, Khaleej Times reported.
At least six Pakistani soldiers died and several others were injured in two separate attacks claimed by Baloch armed groups in Balochistan’s Mastung and Jhao regions recently.
Secretary of US Department of Transportation Sean Duffy has condoled the loss of lives in the Air India flight crash in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Tehran/IBNS: Iran Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Major General Amir Hatami as the new Army chief of the country after its top generals were killed in the Israeli strikes, media reports said.
At least one woman died and several others were injured after Iranian missiles hit Israel on Friday, media reports said, further escalating tension in the region.
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said his agency was in constant contact with the Iranian Nuclear Regulatory Authority to assess the status of affected facilities and determine broader impacts on nuclear safety and security.
At least one woman died and several others were injured after Iranian missiles hit Israel on Friday, media reports said, further escalating tension in the region.
Launching a counterstrike to avenge an attack on nuclear sites and its military leaders, Iran on Friday night fired hundreds of ballistic missiles towards Israel as explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Israel is under attack right now.! Dozens of ballistic missiles are being launched from Iran toward Israel at this very moment. This footage was just taken, showing missiles fired toward Tel Aviv—a major population center in the Jewish homeland. Jerusalem may also be targeted.… pic.twitter.com/Ts3JChPwj1 — Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) June 13, 2025
Three of Iran’s most powerful men were eliminated in Israel’s overnight strikes on Iran, throwing a massive challenge to Tehran’s ability to retaliate, media reports said.
Israel launched fresh missile attacks on Iran on Friday night, less than 24 hours after it hit Tehran's nuclear and military establishments, according to a BBC report.
Bangladeshi administration has filed a case against 50 to 60 people, including 10 named individuals, after the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, known as Rabindra Kacharibari, was destroyed in the country's Sirajganj region.
UK PM Keir Starmer has declined to meet visiting Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus after the Awami League, the political outfit led by ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, expressed concerns over the scheduled meeting.
Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli strikes in Iran late Thursday evening, urging ‘maximum restraint’ from Member States.
India has expressed deep concern over the escalation of tension in the Middle East, with Israel hitting several targets in Iran on Friday.
Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel on Friday said it conducted "preemptive" strikes on Iran, targeting its nuclear sites, further escalating tension in the region.
Three women, who are believed to be of Indian origin, were removed from a Spirit Airlines flight in the United States after a heated exchange with a flight attendant.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade agreement with China under which Beijing will supply rare earths to the United States upfront, and in exchange, his administration will permit visas for Chinese students.
UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell met the Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus in London during the Nobel laureate's four-day visit to the country.
At least three people died and 64 others were injured after Russia targeted apartment buildings in Kharkiv region on Wednesday.
A Pakistani man has been extradited to the US from Canada to face federal terrorism charges after he allegedly plotted a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, supporting ISIS.
A Pakistani man has been extradited to the US from Canada to face federal terrorism charges after he allegedly plotted a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, supporting ISIS.
Iran has executed nine members of the terror group Islamic State on Tuesday, media reports said.
Awami League, the political faction led by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, has expressed concern over the upcoming scheduled meeting between Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus and British PM Keir Starmer.
At least nine people died in a shooting incident at a school in Austria's Graz city on Tuesday, media reports said.
The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was travelling in the Gaza-bound ship that was seized by Israeli authorities, was deported on Wednesday, officials said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government has spoken with the U.S. administration over the shooting of an Australian journalist with a rubber bullet while she was covering the ongoing protests in Los Angeles.
Russia has launched missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Odesa, leaving at least one person dead on Tuesday, media reports said.
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