Headlines- In a post on his X account on Thursday, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson accused that the US was "deliberately attacking civilian targets"
- Speaking to reporters at the White House, US Vice President JD Vance tried to downplay the war by claiming that it is not a war at all.
- According to a 24-hour update on the Pentagon's casualty database, the number of American troops injured in the war with Iran has risen to 767.
- Iran's repeated attacks were condemned by Kuwait's foreign ministry as a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a direct threat to its security and stability.
- The first such transfer since the outbreak of the most recent war between Israel and Hezbollah six months ago took place on Thursday when a Lebanese man who had been imprisoned in Israel was released.
- Over the past week, more than 1,700 Indonesians have fallen ill with food poisoning after consuming government-provided free school meals as part of a new scheme.
- Over 1,270 people have died as a result of last week's massive flash flood at the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.
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