At least 12 people were killed and 35 others injured on Friday after a private passenger bus plunged nearly 400 metres into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh.

UK MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Priti Patel, on Friday termed the situation in Bangladesh “concerning and worrying” and called for protecting religious freedom in the South Asian nation.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a warning to the United States as protests driven by economic hardship continue to spread across the country.