At least 33 people have died and 22 others injured after a bus fell into a gorge in the India's Kashmir on Monday.
According to reports, the bus, which was on its way from Keshwan to Kishtwar, veered off the road and fell into the gorge at Sirgwari.
It's the second such accident in a week, with initial reports suggesting the bus was overloaded.
Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Mailk said many of the drivers were untrained and ordered state officials to cancel their licences.
Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border
Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.
US House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
The US House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump's air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress, backing the Republican president's military campaign.
GCC and EU ministers urge immediate halt to Iranian attacks
Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union have strongly condemned the Iranian attacks targeting GCC states, calling them a direct threat to regional and global security.
India's tech state Karnataka bans social media for children under 16
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Indonesia says it will withdraw from Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has stated that he will withdraw from US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' if the platform does not benefit Palestinians, a government statement said on Friday.
The UAE took part in an extraordinary GCC-EU Foreign Ministers videoconference on Thursday to address Iranian aggression against GCC states.
Etihad Airways will resume a limited commercial flight schedule from March 6, operating between Abu Dhabi and several key international destinations.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, has discussed the latest regional developments with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
