Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to resign in the face of BJP protests over the stampede in Bengaluru during a mega celebration of the local IPL franchise’s maiden victory earlier this month.

India saw one of its worst aviation disasters, in which at least 270 people were killed, last week and new evidence indicates that both engines of the plane may have failed.

The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel in a statement issued late on Monday and labeled its rival Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East, with the G7 leaders urging broader de-escalation of hostilities in the region.