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Israel says it has killed senior Iranian official Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in air strikes near Tehran. Larijani, a key ally of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, had become one of the most powerful figures in the country following his death.Â
More than 100 people have been killed after Pakistan carried out an air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, according to forensic sources, with Taliban officials suggesting the toll could be far higher. The United Nations has called for an urgent investigation, as the facility—housing around 2,000 patients—was reportedly destroyed. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting civilians, saying it aimed at militant infrastructure, amid escalating tensions with Afghanistan over alleged cross-border militant activity.
Chili President José Antonio Kast has begun building a border barrier just days after taking office, launching a key campaign promise aimed at curbing illegal immigration, drug trafficking and organised crime. Initial work along the frontier with Peru is limited to trenches in the Atacama Desert, but forms part of a broader plan including fences, surveillance systems and military patrols. The move reflects growing concern over rising migration and security, and signals a rapid policy shift under Kast’s new administration.
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a series of suspected suicide attacks in Maiduguri, in north-east Nigeria, targeting a market, a post office and a hospital shortly after Ramadan fast-breaking. Authorities have blamed the assaults on Boko Haram, which has waged a long-running insurgency in the region. The coordinated blasts, among the deadliest in recent months, have shaken a city that had seen improving security, highlighting ongoing risks despite military efforts to contain militant activity.
