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4 killed as medical plane crashes in New Mexico, sparks wildfire

Aircraft on medical mission went down in the Capitan Mountains near Ruidoso, killing all four onboard and triggering a forest fire that spread across 35 acres.

US may drop Adani criminal case after $10-billion investment offer: report

Trump, Xi strike warm tone in Beijing, call for partnership over rivalry

Putin praises launch of Russia’s 'most powerful' Sarmat missile

Trump says Americans’ financial struggles not his focus during Iran negotiations

US President Donald Trump said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was his only priority during negotiations, even as rising inflation and fuel prices linked to the Iran conflict continue to strain American households.

Saudi Arabia secretly launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran during regional war: Report

A report citing Western and Iranian officials claims Saudi Arabia carried out covert airstrikes on Iranian territory in March after repeated missile and drone attacks on the kingdom during the wider Iran conflict.

Bomb blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kills at least 9, dozens injured

The explosion, caused by a bomb reportedly attached to a rickshaw in a crowded market in Lakki Marwat district, comes days after another deadly militant attack on security personnel in northwest Pakistan.

Iran warns it may enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels if attacked again by US

An Iranian lawmaker has warned that Tehran could move towards 90% uranium enrichment in the event of fresh US attacks, escalating concerns over the future of nuclear negotiations and regional stability.

Questions raised over Pakistan’s mediator role after report claims Iran parked military aircraft at Nur Khan airbase

Reports citing US officials claim Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to use the strategically important Nur Khan airbase during the Iran-US conflict, triggering scrutiny over Islamabad’s neutrality in mediation efforts.

Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staff after hantavirus exposure linked to cruise ship outbreak

The precautionary quarantine was imposed after hospital staff in the Netherlands reportedly failed to follow updated safety protocols while handling samples and waste from a hantavirus-infected patient evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship.