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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, describing the incident as “unacceptable” and expressing concern over continued attacks on commercial shipping and civilian mariners in the region.

Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Wednesday killed at least 12 people, including a woman and her two children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Seven vehicles were hit in multiple locations, including three strikes on a main highway south of Beirut linking the capital to Sidon, while other attacks targeted Saadiyat and areas deeper in southern Lebanon.

Russia launched more than 100 drones at targets across Ukraine on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, continuing intense attacks despite growing discussion of a possible peace deal. The strikes came hours after another Russian barrage on civilian areas killed at least eight people.

US President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit focused on trade, tariffs, regional security, and the ongoing Iran conflict. Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump received a ceremonial red-carpet welcome at the airport from Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

At least nine people, including two security officials and a woman, were killed and 33 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden autorickshaw in a busy market in Serai Naurang tehsil of Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.