US launched a major military operation in Syria. Over seventy Islamic State targets were hit with more than one hundred precision munitions. This action follows the recent killing of two American personnel in a December 13 attack. ​Trump said the strikes were part of “Operation Hawkeye Strike” and warned any group threatening Americans of severe consequences.

German nationals Swan Baz Bat Jaler and his wife Sandra were detained for entering a restricted zone near the India-Pakistan border and facilitating illegal religious conversions.

The plan, as outlined by the police, involved entering the house under a familiar pretext, assaulting Nagaratna and triggering a gas cylinder explosion to destroy evidence.