International
US imposes fresh sanctions on Hezbollah, targets 10 individuals
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on Lebanon-based Hezbollah over its alleged financial ties and close coordination with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), while again designating the group as a "Specially Designated Terrorist" organisation.
Imran Khan returned to prison hours after hospital transfer
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was returned to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi just hours after being taken to a hospital in Islamabad for medical tests.
Nigeria boat capsize kills 46, many of them children
At least 46 people, many of them children, have died after an overcrowded boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, with 15 people still missing.
India, Japan agree to enhance defense cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to further strengthen their defense partnership, with a focus on maritime security, following bilateral talks between their defense ministers in New Delhi. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met and subsequently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding maritime security cooperation on Thursday.
India demolishes outer structures of Pakistan High Commission
India has demolished the illegal outer structures and barricades of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi just three days after security barricades and parking poles were removed from in front of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Indian media India Today reported this information.
17 held in West Bengal on suspicion of being Bangladeshis
At least 17 people have been detained in separate operations in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas and Murshidabad districts on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals, according to local police. Children and women are among those detained.
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.
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.