Ecuador intelligence chief among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Seven people, including Ecuador's intelligence chief and a senior Telemundo executive, were killed when a tourist safari helicopter crashed in northern Kenya's Samburu County.
VB Desk, International
VB Desk, International
Kolkata hotel fire: Leaseholder, two employees detained for questioning
A fire at a residential hotel in central Kolkata killed nine people, including a child, with seven of the victims identified as Bangladeshi nationals. Police have arrested the hotel’s leaseholder and detained two employees for questioning.
21 killed in bus-truck collision in Brazil
At least 21 people were killed and four others injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck in Brazil’s southern state of Parana.
Trump declares ‘economic war’ on Iran, threatens countries aiding Tehran
US President Donald Trump has declared what he described as an unprecedented “economic war” against Iran, vowing to intensify efforts to isolate Tehran and warning countries and institutions that provide it with financial or commercial support of severe economic consequences.
Iran rejects claim over Strait of Hormuz, responds with satirical map
Iran has published a satirical map in response to US President Donald Trump’s statement declaring the Strait of Hormuz part of the United States. The map, posted on the social media account of Iran’s consulate in Hyderabad, India, depicts California as the “new territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
What Veena Sikri said on Tarique Rahman's India visit issue
Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri has expressed surprise over attempts to link Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to India with the demand for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The former Indian Foreign Service officer said such statements are absolutely unacceptable in the current context.
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