Quick catch-up for today
- PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held delegation-level talks in Mumbai, focusing on defence, trade and strategic cooperation during Macron’s fourth India visit.
- BNP chief Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister, becoming the first elected male leader in decades and ending the “battle of begums” era.
- Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned US President Donald Trump that even the world’s strongest military could be struck hard amid rising tensions.
- At least 14 security personnel and three civilians were killed in bomb attacks and a gunfight in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a former presidential candidate and ally of Martin Luther King Jr., died at 84 after prolonged illness.
Here are your top five stories of the day:
PM Modi, President Macron hold delegation-level talks in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan in Mumbai during the French President’s fourth visit to India. The Prime Minister, welcomed by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, shared a hug with the French President before discussions focused on boosting strategic cooperation, trade, defence ties and key global issues. Follow live updates
BNP chief Tarique Rahman takes oath as Bangladesh PM
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh. His oath-taking marks a historic shift, as he becomes the first elected male Prime Minister after decades of politics dominated by Sheikh Hasina and his mother, Khaleda Zia — an era often referred to as the “battle of begums.” Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to Rahman at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka. Read full story
Khamenei targets Trump in fresh threat message
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued fresh threats against US President Donald Trump and the United States, warning that even the “strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. Posting on X, Khamenei criticised the Trump administration’s efforts to monitor Iran’s political system and nuclear programme, repeating his warning that the world’s most powerful military is not invincible. Read full story
14 security personnel killed in Pakistan bombings and gunfight
At least 14 security personnel and three civilians, including a child, were killed in two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. The assaults targeted a security checkpoint and a police station, according to a military statement and a security official cited by AP. In Bajaur district, militants drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a wall near a checkpoint, killing 11 security personnel and a girl, the military said. Read full story
Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and ex-presidential candidate, dies at 84
Jesse Jackson, a veteran American civil rights leader and two-time US presidential candidate, passed away at the age of 84, his family confirmed. Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., died at his home surrounded by family after prolonged health complications, including Parkinson’s disease and the rare neurological disorder progressive supranuclear palsy, according to AP. Read full story Go to Source
