More than a dozen people lost their lives on Sunday after a Russian drone hit a bus carrying workers in central Ukraine, according to officials. Emergency services later updated the death toll from 12 to 15 in a message posted on Telegram. The attack came as the United States seeks to broker peace talks between…
The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan’s biggest city rose to at least 55 people, a Karachi government official told AFP on Thursday. “A total of 55 bodies have been recovered since Saturday night” when the fire erupted, said Javed Nabi Khoso, deputy commissioner of Karachi’s south district. Relatives of those still missing…
Iran on Wednesday released its first government-issued death toll from a sweeping crackdown on nationwide protests, acknowledging more than 3,000 fatalities — a figure sharply lower than estimates provided by human-rights groups abroad — as the Islamic Republic seeks to reassert control following unrest that has drawn comparisons with the upheaval surrounding the 1979 revolution….
The ongoing crackdown in Iran on those protesting against the Islamic government in the country under Ayatollah Khamenei has led to the loss of thousands of lives while citizens of India and other countries who were present there have shared first-hand accounts of the violence they witnessed in the country. A protestor, Kiarash, who spoke…
Trump on Friday expressed gratitude to the Iranian leadership for refraining from executing what he said would have been hundreds of political prisoners. Trump his team had warned the Iranian government that continued killings would have “grave consequences”, according to the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing on Thursday. She stated…
The situation is continuously worsening amid the fierce protests that have been going on in Iran since December 28. According to human rights activists, more than 2,000 people have died so far, while some reports put the figure at more than 2,500. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump gave a stern warning to the Iranian government,…
About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in Iran’s nationwide protests over the past two weeks, an Iranian official said on Tuesday (January 13), Reuters reported. This is the first time authorities have acknowledged such a high death toll from the crackdown. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official told Reuters that what…
Iran’s army chief on Wednesday warned of potential preemptive military action in response to what he described as hostile “rhetoric” against the Islamic Republic, likely referring to US President Donald Trump’s statement that the United States would intervene if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters”, according to a report by AP, Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami’s remarks…
The death toll in Indore’s Bhagirathpura contaminated water incident has gone up to seven, while as many as 116 people were reportedly undergoing treatment at several hospitals across the city. Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava confirmed on Wednesday that a total of 36 persons have been discharged. Speaking with news agency ANI, Pushyamitra Bhargava said, “The Health…
