US official has admitted to various media outlets that a US fighter jet was shot down in Iran. It has been claimed that a US rescue helicopter that was in the area to search for the pilots of that plane was also shot down.
The draft of a Bahrain-proposed resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been finalised and is now ready for a vote at the UN Security Council, diplomats told Reuters.
Amid the ongoing Iran war situation, the Pakistan government has declared all public transport fares free in the capital Islamabad for the next 30 days.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that food prices could surge if the Middle East conflict exceeds 40 days, as rising fuel and fertiliser costs are already driving up international food prices.
Iran has strongly condemned what it says is an Israeli attack on a power plant and a desalination facility in Kuwait.
Police in Hyderabad, India, have recovered 414 cooking gas cylinders hidden in a graveyard. Ten people have been arrested in connection with the incident.