NEW DELHI -- Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday, citing health reasons.
In his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Dhankhar said, "to prioritize health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the vice president of India, effective immediately." (India-Vice President-Resignation)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that a new round of talks between Tehran and France, Britain and Germany (E3) is scheduled to be held in Türkiye's Istanbul on Friday.
Baghaei said the talks would center on the removal of sanctions on Iran and issues pertaining to Tehran's nuclear program, during which Iran would "seriously" put forward its demands. The meeting would be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers and would be attended by the European Union's deputy foreign policy chief. (Iran-E3-Nuke Talks)
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DHAKA -- At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday.
A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition. (Bangladesh-Crash)
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BAMAKO -- The Malian army announced Monday that it had killed Souleymane Ag Bakawa, a leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, also known as "Soldat," during an operation in the Tinfadimata area in northern Mali.
"This particularly feared individual led a group infamous for spreading terror in the town of Menaka and surrounding areas. He was directly involved in several kidnappings of civilians and targeted killings of Malian Armed Forces personnel and innocent civilians," the Malian army said in a statement. (Mali-IS Leader-Death) Enditem
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