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A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an alleged attempt to escalate inter-Korean tensions and justify the declaration of martial law in December 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Shringla, in a conversation with ANI, said that attack on Indians is a tragic occurrence, and that it is a good thing that India brought this to attention of the American authorities.

Despite Iranian officials maintaining that reports of a deal with the US to end the conflict in West Asia remain "merely speculation", a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington is expected to be signed in Geneva, Switzerland, with the proposed agreement reportedly including an extension of the ceasefire, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a framework for further talks on the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, as reported by CNN citing multiple diplomatic sources.

The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Quetta Zone has called for an independent judicial inquiry into the attack and demanded accountability from those responsible, as reported by The Express Tribune.

India on Friday summoned the United States Charge d'Affaires, Jason Meeks, and lodged a "strong protest" over the continuing attacks by US naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman, which have resulted in the deaths of three Indian nationals.

British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron paid tribute in Ahmedabad on the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash, which killed 260 people. Air India has disbursed interim compensation to 96 per cent of families and ex-gratia payments to 91 per cent, while the final crash investigation report is expected soon.