
Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.
Iranian citizens have organized human chains around critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, following threats from US President Donald Trump to target civilian facilities.
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Iranians have begun forming human chains at bridges and power plants across the country. The action follows an urgent call from Tehran, which urged citizens to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.

The debris flow disaster that occurred in the Nepal-China border area left 1,355 people dead and 4,996 people missing (including 5 Japanese) in Nepal. The 7th was the 13th day since the disaster, and mourning ceremonies were held across the country in accordance with Hindu custom. Rescue operations are continuing, but the prime minister's social media-based response has been criticized.

The price of diesel in America reached a record level of $5.90 per gallon amid unrest in the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the escalation of the maritime conflict between Washington and Tehran, coinciding with the British Finance Minister’s announcement of plans to boost local economic growth.

NPR's morning newsletter reports on a deadly cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, Trump administration envoys meeting with Ukraine's president in Kyiv, and the far-right AfD party's landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
A Canadian solo sailor was winched to safety by the Royal Australian Navy after his catamaran began sinking 1,000km south-east of Christmas Island. The rescue followed an eight-hour operation coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

The funeral of Ratko Mladić, a former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, took place in Belgrade. The ceremony, attended by veterans and family, sparked criticism from the EU for glorifying a war criminal.

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to an average of ten ships a day, the lowest level since May, following an escalation of military attacks between the United States and Iran against commercial oil tankers in the region.