USA: Las Vegas suffers from grasshopper invasion

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh stated Tehran has "no option" but to resist American and Israeli "invasion" to the "last bullet." Describing the conflict as a "heroic nationalist defence," he accused the US of "Nazi" tactics and reiterated the importance of Indo-Persian civilizational ties.

"This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with," Trump said, drawing a comparison with Britain's wartime leader. "They ruin relationships. It's a shame," he added.

In a post shared on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar said that the joint statement was issued by the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

The US Embassy in India on Thursday welcomed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who arrived in New Delhi. Lutnick met Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the two leaders held discussions to further expand the India-USA trade and economic partnership.

Underscoring the renewed momentum during his discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and the India-Israel-UAE-USA (I2U2) initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised that "peace and stability in West Asia are directly linked to India's security."

Ahead of a new round of talks on Thursday aimed at ending Russia's invasion, US President Donald Trump held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On the fourth anniversary of the invasion, European leaders visited Kyiv to show solidarity. While President Zelenskyy and President Macron claimed Russia's military and strategic failure, Moscow insisted on addressing conflict "root causes". Meanwhile, the World Bank raised Ukraine's reconstruction estimate to 588bn USD amid ongoing Russian strikes and heavy casualties.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said, "Today marks exactly four years since Putin started his three-day push to take Kyiv. And that says a great deal about our resistance, about how Ukraine has fought all this time," referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With nearly four years passed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday stated that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin "has already started" World War III following Moscow's invasion, stressing that Kyiv is acting as a frontline to prevent the conflict from escalating globally.

The United States has begun moving military personnel across bases in the Middle East amid fears of a possible conflict with Iran. Reports indicate transfers from Al Udeid and other locations, while Washington strengthens air defences and maintains carriers at a distance.