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As per a report by South Korea's official news agency Yonhap, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected roughly a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang area at around 5 pm (local time Thursday), adding that further analysis is under way in cooperation with the United States.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had sent a note verbale to the Bangladesh government conveying that Modi could meet Rahman for 30 minutes on any day between August 22 and 24.

A Shanghai Catholic identified by the surname Zhang said that theology books had started disappearing from the store last year. Zhang recalled that staff at the store had advised fellow believers to purchase any materials they needed before they were removed. According to Zhang, the staff had said that if there was anything believers wanted to buy, they should do so quickly because the items would eventually disappear. Zhang said that shortly afterwards, theology books and other religious materials were no longer available.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo confirmed on Wednesday that his country has received about 2,284 Mexican nationals deported from the US this year.

There is also the possibility that Bessent could impose sanctions on entities, airports, or anyone conducting business with Iran.

Ahead of his arrival, law enforcement agencies established a high-security perimeter around the medical centre. Both Pitras Bukhari Road and Service Road South were completely sealed off to civilian traffic on Thursday night.

While the couple will not resume their roles as working members of the royal family and plan to live at a private residence outside London, their two children have already enrolled at British schools

A decision to form a broad national alliance to counter growing threat to freedom of expression in Pak was taken at a roundtable organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan with EU’s support

The Israeli PM said their airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria were linked to concerns over a possible Turkish troop deployment at an airbase near Aleppo

The Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is on a maiden two-day visit to India.  Earlier on July 28, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had expressed deep concern over the earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture and conveyed India's solidarity and support to the Japanese government and people.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States is looking for an “honourable exit” from the Middle East while pushing a “new regional order”.

Sensi-Contugi, the director general of Ecuador's intelligence agency, and his wife Stephany Sensi, a fashion designer, were among those killed, Ecuador's state media said. Spanish-language television company Telemundo also reported that its executive Jose Suarez was among the victims. Ecuador's presidential office offered condolences to Sensi-Contugi's family in a post on Wednesday afternoon.