US orders staff to leave Middle East over security concerns
The United States has ordered the removal of some staff and their families from embassies in the Middle East, due to increased risk in the region.
This decision comes at a time of high tensions, as nuclear talks between the US and Iran appear to have stalled.
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it will partially evacuate staff from the US embassy in Baghdad, stressing that the move is intended to "protect American citizens,
Air India plane crashes during takeoff, one survivor among 244 people on board
An Air India plane bound for London with 232 passengers and 12 crew members on board crashed during takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday.
Air India, although reporting different figures from the national civil aviation authority, stated that there were a total of 242 people on board, including the crew.
According to the company, there were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese on board.
Initially, police announced that there were no survivors, but authorities later confirmed that one passenger had survived and was hospitalized.
Israel attacks Tehran, Revolutionary Guard leader confirmed dead
Explosions were heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, after Israel claimed it had carried out a direct attack on Iran. Iranian state media reported explosions in northeastern parts of the city.
General Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been confirmed dead by Iranian state media. Two other officials and two nuclear scientists are also believed to have been killed.
Tehran has promised a strong response, considering the attack a serious escalation of the situation.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Friday morning that a uranium enrichment facility at Natanz had been hit by an Israeli attack.
CIA declassifies documents on the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
The CIA released 54 declassified documents related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, following an order from US President Donald Trump, pursuant to Executive Order No. 14176.
The publication includes approximately 1,450 pages of historical material that are being made available to the public for the first time.
These documents come as a supplement to thousands of pages previously submitted by the CIA to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Archives Administration, as part of the process of opening files related to President John F. Kennedy this year.
For the first time, the documents reveal that Senator Kennedy had shared with the CIA his experiences from trips to the Soviet Union, reflecting his patriotic devotion to the country.
