In a politically motivated attack, two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was killed, while State Senator John Hoffman was wounded. Authorities are conducting a statewide manhunt for the suspect, who may have impersonated a police officer. The shootings have shocked the political community amid rising threats against elected officials.

The ambassador highlighted the strong bilateral relations between Cyprus and India, which have been robust since the time of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

“Very difficult for me to digest the news,” a professor of Clive Kunder, the co-pilot of the ill-fated Air India Ahmedabad-London flight, broke down as she remembered her “brilliant and disciplined” student.