Global Headlines: Sri Lanka Rescue, Nepal Elections, UK Visa Ban, Israel-Iran Tensions
Global Headlines: Sri Lanka Rescue, Nepal Elections, UK Visa Ban, Israel-Iran Tensions
- •Sri Lanka Navy rescued 32 Iranian sailors from a sinking warship off Galle; several bodies recovered.
- •Nepal prepares for crucial general elections on Thursday, the first since Gen Z protests, with over 3 lakh security personnel deployed.
- •UK imposed study visa bans on Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan to curb backdoor entry for refuge.
- •Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to eliminate any Iranian leader planning to destroy Israel, while Russia and China objected to the US UNSC Presidency's program over Iran.
- •Pakistan targeted Afghanistan's Bagram airbase and killed an Afghan Taliban commander; US withdrew non-emergency staff from its Karachi and Lahore consulates due to security concerns.