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India and Slovakia on Monday elevated their ties to the level of a comprehensive partnership and vowed to boost bilateral trade and defence cooperation following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the emerging peace agreement between the United States and Iran, expressing hope that the development would help restore stability in West Asia after over 100 days of intense conflict.

Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrived in China on Sunday for a four-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and outlining the foreign policy priorities of Nepal’s new government.

At least seven people, including two children and a woman, were killed and 33 others injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, disaster management officials said on Sunday.

The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin here on July 4, Iranian media reported. Farewell ceremonies will be held at Imam Khomeini’s Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran on July 4-5, followed by funeral processions in the capital and the central city of Qom on July 6-7, read a statement released by the headquarters responsible for Khamenei’s commemoration, which was carried by Iranian media.

At least 61 people were killed, 40 remain missing and 1,403 were injured after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on June 8, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of carrying out or attempting attacks on Indian ships operating near the Strait of Hormuz, calling the incident “totally unacceptable” and sharply criticising Tehran over the escalating maritime tensions.