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Iran has formally rejected a 48-hour deadline issued by US President Donald Trump to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, further deepening the volatility of the conflict.

The Embassy of India in Tehran has relocated most Indian students from Tehran city to safer locations outside the capital amid heightened risk perception in the Iranian capital.

At least 169 people have been killed and buried in a mass grave in northern South Sudan, two local officials told AFP on Monday.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself against US-Israeli strikes.

U.S. President Donald Trump praised the leadership of India and Pakistan for taking a decision to halt ongoing aggression, calling it a “historic and heroic” move.

The US has said it is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely, and hopes it ends quickly.

More than 60 people were injured in a drone attack in northern Israel, according to first responders, making it one of the bloodiest incidents since last October.

A private airline's Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here, killing 18 of the 19 people on board.