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Sources say the Iranian mission in New Delhi has called on India and other governments to strongly condemn the US‑Israel strikes and what Tehran describes as aggression against Iran, following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a military attack.

More than 30 U.S. senators and House lawmakers are pressing the U.S. government to launch an independent investigation into the killing of 19‑year‑old Palestinian‑American Nasrallah Abu Siyam, who was shot and killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank in February.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that deploying American ground troops into Iran amid the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran would be a “waste of time,” dismissing the idea of a full‑scale invasion even as tensions escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly pressured Israeli President Isaac Herzog to immediately pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing that Netanyahu needs to be fully focused on Israel’s conflict with Iran rather than his ongoing corruption trial. Trump labeled Herzog “a disgrace,” claiming the Israeli president previously promised a pardon multiple times - a claim Herzog’s office denies. Herzog responded that Israel is a sovereign democracy governed by the rule of law, and any pardon request is being reviewed through formal legal procedures.

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has issued a stark warning about the growing risk of nuclear escalation as geopolitical tensions surge amid the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran. Speaking on the International Day for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation Awareness, Guterres urged world leaders to halt global arms races, reduce military tensions and stop “rattling the nuclear saber,” noting that the threat of nuclear weapon use is at its highest in decades.

In the widening US-Israel war with Iran, Iranian Shahed drones have emerged as a potent and persistent threat to U.S. and allied forces across the Middle East. These low-cost, one-way attack UAVs, chiefly the Shahed-136 and similar variants can fly low and slow, making them harder to detect and intercept with radar and prompting U.S. defence officials to acknowledge they pose a bigger challenge than anticipated.

U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters that the United States must be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the ongoing conflict. Trump said it is very early in the selection process, but Washington should help shape Iran’s political future rather than leave the decision solely to Tehran’s clerical bodies.

Early counting in Nepal’s 2026 general elections shows emerging trends as votes are being tallied across the Himalayan nation. Preliminary results indicate the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper and Kathmandu mayor Balendra “Balen” Shah, is leading in the early count in numerous constituencies and outperforming traditional parties such as the Nepali Congress and the CPN‑UML.

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut late Thursday shortly after issuing an urgent evacuation warning for residents in the densely populated area, part of wider US‑Israel military operations linked to the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Stocks pared losses, and the dollar weakened as markets stayed volatile amid the protracted conflict in West Asia. Gold advanced, while oil edged lower even as the Strait of Hormuz ship movement came to a near total halt.

The US‑Israel war with Iran has plunged West Asia’s aviation sector into its worst crisis in years, closing or restricting airspace across key countries and disrupting global flight networks. Major Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv saw widespread cancellations and rerouting as governments imposed aviation safety measures in response to military strikes and retaliatory missile fire.

The United States conducted a scheduled test of its LGM‑30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sometimes called the “doomsday missile” from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California amid rising international tensions tied to the US‑Israel war with Iran.

Amid the intensifying US‑Israel war with Iran and a wave of regional retaliation, Saudi Arabia’s air defence forces have intercepted and destroyed multiple drones and aerial threats before they could reach Riyadh and surrounding regions.

Barely a week into the escalating West Asia Conflict, the financial cost of the war is already running into billions of dollars.

Amid the escalating US‑Israel military campaign against Iran that has disrupted global oil flows, the United States Treasury has issued a temporary 30‑day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude oil that is stranded at sea.

Countries across West Asia have sharply increased their weapon imports over the past two decades as regional tensions and security risks continue to rise.

Iran’s government has publicly blamed both the United States and Israel for a deadly strike on a school in Minab, southern Iran that killed over 150 people, many of them children and civilians, amid the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran. Tehran’s officials and state media describe the incident as a horrific attack on innocent people, accusing the joint military campaign of violating international law and targeting non‑combatants.

As the US‑Israel war with Iran escalates and Iranian missiles and drones have reached Gulf airspace and cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, a surge of wealthy residents, expatriates and high‑net‑worth individuals are seeking to evacuate the region.

The United States has released video footage showing its forces striking an Iranian drone carrier vessel — a converted warship described as roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier — setting it ablaze at sea, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).