Iran Warns Trump | Gaza Strike | Ukraine Election Row | Japan Quake, India Space Station |World News

In today’s top headlines, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has fired a fresh warning at the United States and President Donald Trump, saying Iran is not Venezuela as the country faces what he described as a full-scale military and economic war.

In Gaza, a four-year-old child was reportedly among three people killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Gaza, according to rescuers.

In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected calls for wartime elections, warning that holding elections during the ongoing conflict could further divide the country.

The cricket world has also come together in an appeal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Twenty-one international cricket icons, including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Clive Lloyd and Alastair Cook, have urged authorities to ensure proper medical care for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In India, youth protesters have taken to the streets in the national capital demanding the rollback of university equity guidelines, with several protesters reportedly taken into custody.

India is also preparing for a major milestone in space exploration. ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan has announced plans to establish India’s own space station, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station, by 2035. The first module has already reportedly received approval.

Japan has been rocked by a second powerful earthquake in less than 24 hours. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Hokkaido region after an earlier earthquake affected eastern Japan and reportedly injured more than 40 people in the greater Tokyo region.

In the United States, a wildfire northwest of Reno, Nevada, has spread across more than 10,500 acres, prompting evacuations and road closures. Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has declared a state of emergency.

Source: WION

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