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Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders rally in show of defiance

Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders rally in show of defiance

AFP journalists in Tehran report loud blasts over Tehran skies, as Israel's military says it had hit more than 200 targets in western and central Iran in the past day

Asia
Nepal ex-rapper's party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests

Nepal ex-rapper's party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests

Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party won 182 seats in the 275-member parliament

Europe
Spain permanently withdraws ambassador as rift with Israel deepens

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador as rift with Israel deepens

Spain's Foreign Ministry says its embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by a charge d'affaires for the foreseeable future

Middle East
Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

Deaths add to seven U.S. service members already killed as part of U.S. operations against Iran

North America
Michigan synagogue, Virginia university targeted in unnerving day of US violence

Michigan synagogue, Virginia university targeted in unnerving day of US violence

Back-to-back outbursts of violence added to rising concerns about possibility of attacks on U.S. soil amid U.S. and Israeli forces attack on Iran