Evening news wrap: PM Modi, Macron hold talks in Mumbai; Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM, and more | India News
Quick catch up for today
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Narendra Modi and the French presidentEmmanuel Macron Delegation-level talks focused on defense, trade and strategic cooperation were held in Mumbai during Macron’s fourth visit to India. - BNP Chief Md
Tariq Rahman was sworn in asPrime Minister of Bangladesh Became the first elected male leader in decades and ended the “War of the Begums” era. - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned US President Donald Trump that the world’s most powerful military could be hit hard amid rising tensions.
- At least 14 security personnel and three civilians were killed in a bomb attack and gunfight in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- American civil rights leader
Jesse Jackson A former presidential candidate and ally of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 84 after a long illness.
Here are your top five stories of the day:
PM Modi, President Macron sit in delegation level talks in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Maharashtra Lok Bhavan in Mumbai during the French President’s fourth visit to India. The Prime Minister, welcomed by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devabrata, shared an embrace with the French President before discussing strengthening strategic cooperation, trade, defense ties and key global issues. Follow the live updates
BNP chief Tarek Rahman took oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Tariq Rahman has taken oath as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Her swearing-in marked a historic turning point, as she became the first elected male prime minister after decades of politics dominated by Sheikh Hasina and her mother Khaleda Zia – an era often referred to as the “Battle of the Begums”. President of Bangladesh Mohammad Shahabuddin Rahman read the oath at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan in Dhaka. Read the full story
Khamenei targeted Trump in a new threat message
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued fresh threats against US President Donald Trump and the United States amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington, warning that even “the world’s strongest military power can sometimes be hit so hard it cannot rise again”. Posting on X, Khamenei criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to monitor Iran’s political system and nuclear program, repeating his warning that the world’s most powerful military is not invincible. Read the full story
14 security personnel were killed in bomb attacks and gunfights in Pakistan
At least 14 security personnel, including a child, and three civilians have been killed in two bombings and gunfights between police and militants in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. The attacks targeted a security checkpoint and a police station, according to a military statement and a security official cited by the AP. In Bajaur district, militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a wall near a checkpoint, killing 11 security personnel and a girl, the military said. Read the full story
Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and former presidential candidate, has died at age 84
Jesse Jackson, a veteran American civil rights leader and two-time US presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84, his family has confirmed. Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., died at his home surrounded by family after long-term health complications including Parkinson’s disease and the rare neurological disorder progressive supranuclear palsy, according to the AP. Read the full story
