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Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not participate in any Israeli counter-offensive against Iran, according to reports on Sunday by CNN and the Wall Street Journal. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israel attack on Iran's Syria consulate on April 1. Speaking with Netanyahu late on Saturday, Biden suggested further response was unnecessary, and senior U.S. officials told their counterparts that the United States would not participate in an offensive response against Iran, CNN and the Wall Street Journal reported.

at Israel, on Saturday night, in what is being called first direct clash between the two enemy nations engaged in a shadow war for years. Until now, Iran had been involved in the war through its proxies. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said the attack was aimed at specific targets.’ Earlier, country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had vowed to ‘retaliate’ after an alleged Israeli strike on April 1 on its consulate in Damascus, Syria killed seven IRGC officers, including a top commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi.

Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi, has taken responsibility for the firing incident that occurred outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai. The incident, which took place early Sunday morning, has raised concerns and heightened security measures around Khan's home. Two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle fired multiple rounds outside Salman Khan's residence, Galaxy Apartments, in Mumbai's Bandra area. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but the incident prompted swift action from law enforcement agencies.

“Governments lie; bankers lie; even auditors sometimes lie. Gold tells the truth." –William Rees Mogg At the end of the Mahabharata war, Yudhishthira, the leader of the Pandavas, is overwhelmed with guilt and grief over the massacre of his relatives. Looking to boost his flagging spirits, Lord Krishna and sage Vyasa advise him to perform the Ashvamedha Yagna—an extravagant and elaborate ceremony meant to demonstrate the suzerainty of Vedic kings.

TEL AVIV—U.S. President Biden said he would convene leaders from the Group of Seven nations Sunday to coordinate a diplomatic response to Iran’s overnight attack on Israel, an effort to head off further military escalation between the two countries that could spark a wider regional conflagration. The attack expands the conflict ignited by militant group Hamas’s deadly Oct.

Hamas, which has been locked in a war with Israel in Gaza for more than six months, defended Iran's attack on Israel that began on Saturday. «We in Hamas regard the military operation conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran a natural right and a deserved response on the crime of targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus and the assassination of several leaders of the Revolutionary Guards,» said Hamas in a statement. Tehran's attacks late on Saturday, launched after a suspected Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 that killed officers of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, raised the threat of a wider regional conflict.

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Iran attacks Israel, could this be the beginning of WWWIII or The Prophecies of Nostradamus coming true," a user posted on X on Sunday. Follow Israel-Iran Tensions LIVE Updates here Nostradamus was a 16th-century French astrologer, physician, and seer. He is known for his book Les Prophéties (The Prophecies), which is a collection of 942 poetic quatrains that allegedly predict future events.

Nifty could face knee-jerk reactions on Monday as equity investors are worried about the fallout of Iran's unprecedented full-scale military attack against Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles. On Friday, Sensex had fallen nearly 800 points as FPIs were net sellers to the tune of nearly $1 billion amid worries related to the tweak in the India-Mauritius tax treaty and hotter-than-expected US inflation data. Analysts say the sell-off could extend on Monday as well.

MANCHESTER, England—Lego has always been a toy for children, but try telling that to its legion of adult fans. Grown-up builders, often rediscovering Lego after what aficionados refer to as the “dark age"—the void separating childhood fandom and its resumption as an adult—are increasingly helping cement the Danish company’s status as the world’s biggest toy maker by sales. “We don’t buy every new set that comes out," said Jonny Edmondson, a 38-year-old graphic designer at a mass gathering of Lego enthusiasts in Manchester in February.

Israel has hailed the success of its defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran

U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy

Booms and air raid sirens have sounded across Israel after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushes the Middle East closer to a regionwide war

The U.S. and U.K. will begin restricting the trade of new Russian-origin metals — including aluminum, copper and nickel — on global metal exchanges and in derivatives trading

Big banks warned of an uncertain year ahead after mixed financial results during the first quarter in an environment of stubbornly high inflation and geopolitical clashes in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere

Israel has a multilayered air-defense network that includes systems capable of intercepting a variety of threats including long-range missiles, cruise missiles, drones and short-range rockets. However, in a massive attack involving multiple drones and missiles, the likelihood of a strike making it through is higher.

Middle East closer to a regionwide war. More than 200 drones along with ballistic and cruise missiles were sent towards Israel. The US forces extended support to Israel by shooting down ‘nearly all’ drones and missiles, while pledging to convene G7 meeting to develop a unified response.

The White House says it will provide unspecified support for Israel’s defense against an ongoing airborne attack from Iran.

Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Condemnation from the United Nations chief and others was swift, with France saying Iran «is risking a potential military escalation,» Britain calling the attack «reckless» and Germany saying Iran and its proxies «must stop it immediately.» The Israeli military's spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Iran fired scores of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles — with the vast majority intercepted outside Israel's borders. He said warplanes intercepted over 10 cruise missiles alone, also outside Israeli airspace.

Iran's drone strike on Israel, India on April 14 issued a statement pushing for a scaledown in Iran-Israel face-off. India is concerned over the new emerging realities in the region, a statement by the External Affairs ministry said. «seriously concerned at the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran which threatens the peace and security in the region,» the statement read.

Iran launched drones into Israel in retaliation to the air strike on its embassy in Syria, the UK moved several additional Royal Air Force jets and air refuelling tankers to the region, the country's Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Sunday. It said the deployed jets will intercept airborne attacks within range of the UK's existing mission. «In response to increased Iranian threats and the growing risk of escalation in the Middle East, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to encourage de-escalation and prevent further attacks,» the statement read.